Thanks for the link, I will participate to this thread then !
Sometimes you wonder…
But usually the 1.0 Coastal games I did were 4-6 players, and the rest of the team is only named AI bots (Gerhard, Nobosuke and their friends)…
Yesterday I even had a really “funny” game again, with 4.X “player” bots, with their weird names and using only USS Gearing. I was the only human there…
La Combattante is useless, there is no speed, there are no torpedoes, there is no survivability.
BR should be somewhere 3.3.
Everything above 3.3 is 2 BR’s higher than it’s actual ability!
Admittedly that’s only 3 boats, but still…
And the VLT-1 and -2 are going down to 3.3, but I still think all 3 ships will be 1 level too high even with this.
I don’t think they could justify selling a 3.0 coastal boat for $30… probably why it was over BR’d to begin with.
Overall, aside from the Arras, the lineup is quite poor and lacking in substance. If this were 3 months after the addition of French Bluewater, Id give them a pass. But we waiting a full year after Bluewater intro and this was the best they could muster? Not impressed. Especially for 30$.
Now, it remains to be seen over the next few updates. We have 3 coming in 5 months. I assume, I hope… perhaps pray, that more vehicles are coming down the pipeline.
Though its WT Naval… which is a sad meme at this point.
Pretty sure cost is linked to tier rather than BR, so T3 vehicles are all $29.99 regardless of BR.
Might be wrong, but it’s the impression I get every time something new goes on sale - cost = (Tier-1 x $10!)
time to blow the dust off this thread
marne was recently added, it turned out to be a very tanky boat capable of taking numerous hits from even others of its own kind thanks to its small compartments, while being able to reply in kind with its four 100mm guns. in fact, it was so great gaijin had to move it from 3.0 to 3.3
aconit was also added, it’s very much just the same as the brantford; very tanky and robust with a great armament layout
its one of the worst coastals in-game sure the worst french, with 3.7 it mostly get into 4.3 matches where it had no chance vs the russian op boats. as already mentioned the missiles are useless. And as rank V it takes eternity to grind one modification (e.g. speed upgrade or artillery)
I’ve got 3 pending suggestions for coastal french boats, La Rieuse, a P400 ship, La Confiance, the P400 succesor and l’Albatros, a modified fishing boat
Also two from me:
D’Entrecasteaux which was a large aviso, something more capable than Marne and even the La Surprise. Plus: it had quite a history and could carry up to 56 mines, which would make it the first coastal vessel armed with mines for the French. Would nicely fill in the right lane of the French coastals.
And Doudart de Lagrée, and interesting French river patrol vessel, something for BR 2.0 or so, way worse than the BR 2.3 Aconit, but a unique, interesting vessel (perhaps event/battlepass-worth), that fits into that “french build floating hotels” meme ;P.
Sad thing about bouganville class is that unlike Marne, it will have destoyer/frigate spawn, and bouganville class is very slow ship