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I greeting the forum audience who have dropped in on this topic, gentlemen developers and moderators!
A major new game update has just been released, and many people’s thoughts are elsewhere.
However.
Right now, on the eve of the Christmas and New Year holidays, I want to ask a question: can we count on the gift of hope?
This isn’t the first time I’ve reflected, directly or indirectly, on the fate of naval legends - in general - and the Russian Navy in particular.
The navies of different countries had their own famous, symbolic and important ships - and so the Russian Imperial Navy had its own in the early twentieth century.
Certainly, the resonant names of great and iconic ships—such as the “Yamato”, “Iowa”, or “Sovetsky Soyuz” — are familiar to many.
But what happened to other, less modern, but truly history-making ships?
Yes, I’m talking again about symbols of the navy’s glory—especially since the name of one of them is identical to the very meaning of the word “Glory.”
Not long ago, our legendary “Aurora” finally made it into the “passed” category - for which we are extremely grateful! - regardless of any nuances or potential gameplay characteristics, it is precisely these legendary ships that keep players dedicated to the idea of a fleet in the game, not those who enter “naval mode” only for specific events.
But the rest of the “suggestions news” section has been completely in no mood to please for many months!
It’s as if there are no more interesting or useful ships left, or they’re simply ignored.
Illustration: passed suggestions for several months
November
October
August
July
June
So, what about the old-forum?
Where many ships were already in the “passed” category, but whose status is now being in no hurry to confirm?
Illustration: the fate of suggested ironclads
Perhaps there is an opinion that such ships are not interesting?
But let’s make sure that this is not so!
Do those dozens of votes really mean nothing, especially compared to the others?
But a hundred votes for “Peresvet” seem significantly higher than 36 votes (97%) or 22 votes (100%) cast for some other previously “passed” ships! - and this is even more than the 79 votes (87%) for one notable heavy cruiser, which is also intended for the same Navy and which is among the “passed”.
There’s nothing like that in the game?
But not at all. The “Ikoma” and “Kurama”, which are very similar in characteristics and quite playable, won’t let lie - although they have exclusively their own audience… but - please note - like everything in our game!
So do we have the right to hope for analogue of the “passed” “Mikasa”?
Can we hope for our own equivalent of “mid-tier” ships, not intended for the top tier, just like the “passed” of similar ships from the earlier era?
Many of us have simply given up waiting, but the voices and comments in the threads make it clear that there are many players hungry for Ironclads! - not only Russian, but also English, American, Italian, and French ones!
I even more dare to assert that predreadnought-era ships is interesting not only as part of “IJN”.
So, will we get an answer to the non-rhetorical question? - @Stona_WT @Smin1080p_WT - do we have a chance that the “passed” section will finally be replenished in this category?
Thank you all for your attention! Happy upcoming holidays!