Pre-order: Battleship Gneisenau and Battlecruiser Sevastopol

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EDIT #1:

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Wow, I did not know that was possible, especially for console players. Good to know, ty for the info and screens friend, cheers!

EDIT #2: Reply from Moderator confirming the above info:

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I got the pre order stuff for the f-18 last update i am very sure, and i am an xbox player

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Proof i have it btw

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(Edited my post above with your extra infos, and replied up there to keep it all in one msg, cheers!)

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No problem, happy to help

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Why do I feel oddly calm about this

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Hey,

For Console Stores (PSN Store, Xbox Store).
If you purchase pack with new vehicle, introduced in Major Update, during first two weeks (counted from Major Update launch), your purchase is considered as Pre-Order and you will get bonuses.

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Appreciate you adding the time frame i couldn’t remember it

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Anytime :)

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Thanks for the additional info!

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Should I preorder the Gneisenau or not? What do you think? What reload rate does it have on testserver?

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you get virtually nothing worthwhile for preordering, might as well wait until after the patch drops and see what the MM looks like before you blow 80$/€ on it

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Thats true. Better wait for the final BR and whether the three top dogs (Soyuz omg, Yamato and Iowa) get a high enough BR to seperate them from the rest. Would have been better if Gajin waited some patch cycles to introduce the super BBs. To let other BBs shine first.

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Same as Bismark currently but should be 60 to 70 seconds

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Has anyone tried Gneisenau on the Dev server? If so, how is she?

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Am on the fence on buying Gneisenau too…need a grinder for the last rank in German TT, but its a lot of money…how does it fare on the dev server ?

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Theoretically the upgunned Gneisenau could be better than Bismarck, thx to the armor layout. We have to wait how it turns out @ live.

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Reload if fixed to reality would hold it back significantly.

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Right now RoF is high as Bismarck’s, isn’t it? You have one turret less, but for this you enjoy the sophisticated armor layout of the Scharnhorst class.

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Yea currently it’s the same as Bismarcks I don’t really expect that to change but we will have to see. Even if I or someone else bug reports it to 70 seconds gaijin may simply ignore it. If they say it’s a balance decision then people will start asking questions about the balance of the US standards and Roma so their only option is to ignore it.

For now I’d enjoy it and I personally cannot see the report being resolved any time soon

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In what areas is Gneisenau (and Scharnhorst) armor better than Bismarck’?