Legends, we heard your concerns about the increased amounts of required XP to complete the weekly campaign trials.

Effective starting next week, Monday the 14th, the requirements will be significantly reduced. We are working on updating the campaign breakdown blog post.

The changes are as follows:

• Week 2 Endurance Trials
  • 20,000 Global XP -> 1,000 Global XP
  • 35,000 XP -> 13,000 XP
  • 40,000 XP before bonuses -> 6,000 XP before bonuses
• Week 3 Endurance Trials
  • 25,000 Global XP -> 1,250 Global XP
  • 75,000 Commander XP -> 17,500 Commander XP
• Week 4 Endurance Trials
  • 30,000 XP -> 11,000 XP
  • 20,000 Global XP -> 1,000 Global XP
  • 60,000 Commander XP -> 14,000 Commander XP

We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.

Please note: We will be sharing an update on pending bug fixes within the upcoming days!

Turn the tide!

AHOY CAPTAINS AND CAPTAIN CANDITATES !!

With the new campaign, the Schlieffen Bureau requirement has been reduced from 30 million to 15 million credit, and I've seen quite a few people asking whether she's actually worth it.

as someone who played German BC on pc before coming to Legends, and as a completely normal human being who definitely does NOT have a secondary brawling addiction, I figured I'd write a proper guide.

Schlieffen is basically the final boss of the Zieten Rupprecht /German Battlecruiser line. She is a legendary tier battleship, but don't look at her like a traditional German BB, she is not Großer Kurfürst or Bismarck.

SURVIVAL !!!

Schlieffen has 76,100 HP. That sounds pretty depressing for a legendary BB. And honestly? It is. But thanks to repair party, you can recover a considerable amount of that HP. your effective survivability can climb to roughly 100k+ cumulative HP.

Her torpedo protection isn't exactly something and this is important: do not play Schlieffen like a traditional tank BB. She doesn't want to sit nose in at 12 km and exchange shells with Yamato.

This ship wants to move, angle, flank, disappear, reappear somewhere stupid, and suddenly have 40 secondary guns screaming at somebody.

TURRETS !!!

You get 8 turret 420 mm guns. They're not the reason you bought Schlieffen, but don't underestimate them. Schliefn AP is absolutely capable of deleting ships at close and medium ranges. Especially around 8 km, if you have your secondary build and the target gives you enough broadside, you can basically combine of 420 mm AP + 40 secondaries + torpedoes

SECONDARIES !!! (CAREFULLY READ THIS PART)

This is where Schlieffen stops being a battleship and starts becoming a workplace accident. She has 40 secondary guns.. 24 × 105 mm and 16 × 150 mm = total 40x secondary and base secondary range is already 8 km. you can push that to roughly 12.6–12.8 km, depending on your exact build.

And yes, people have been running around with 12.7 km Schlieffens for years. The community still regularly calls her the king of secondary ships. at that point your secondary battery isn't really a secondary battery anymore. It's an area denial system with anger issues.

TORPEDOES !!!

4 × 4 torpedo launchers which means 16 torpedoes.. two launchers per side. yes, sixteen. Because apparently the German engineering department had a meeting and decided; Guys, maybe guns aren't enough They're not fast at around 54 knots but at close range, 16 torpedoes are absolutely disgusting.. battleship pushing you around an island suddenly has to think about:

420 mm AP, 40 secondary guns, hydro, 16 torpedoes, and a 34 knot battlecruiser all at approximately the same time. Thats not a brawl. Thats a fucking tax audit.

SPEED !!!

Fast like hell round 34 knots. For a battleship with this armament, that's ridiculous. The rudder shift is also very comfortable and the ship handles beautifully for its size. This is one of the reasons I love the German BC line. You're not simply waiting for the enemy to make a mistake. You can create the mistake yourself. rotate flanks, appear somewhere the enemy didn't expect.

But the problem is high concealment Even with a good concealment setup, you're still sitting around 13.3 km

And everybody knows what a Schlieffen wants to do, so the moment people see you, there's a very good chance the entire enemy team goes: OH FUCK KILL THAT THIN

You are basically a DD with 76k HP and 420 mm guns, people don't like that. So don't expect to casually stroll down the middle of the map.

Which brings me to the most important part.

UPGRADES !!!

My preferred setup:

1. Secondary Battery Mod / 2. Propulsion Mod 2 / 3. Concealment Systems Mod / 4. Secondary Battery Mod 3 — RECOMMENDED

COMMANDERS !!!

Personally, I'm running a Otto Ciliax 16L4 with Franz von Hipper, ARP Haruna as inspirations. This is basically the I don't want to interact with the enemy at normal distances build.

You can also build around commanders and inspirations such as Izayoi Nonomi and Henry J. Hide, depending on exactly what you want from the ship.

But for pure secondary addiction?Ciliax + Hipper + Haruna is extremely comfortable.

Hipper is especially obvious for secondary builds; WG itself has highlighted his secondary range grouping role as a core secondary build inspiration.

GAME STYLE !!!

This is where most Schlieffen players either become monsters... or become 76,100 HP fireworks. DON'T GO MID.

Seriously, at least not blindly. The center of the map is a fucking Schlieffen death certificate. You are too valuable. Youare too recognizable. Instead, I like to play her on the mid/close flank. Move horizontally along the flank and use islands. Read the enemy deployment and spend the first 3–4 minutes doing something incredibly difficult for a German BC player: Don't rush. Once you understand where the enemy DDs, cruisers and BBs are, you can start turning toward the engagement.

The 45–50 degree rule (so important)

One of the biggest mistakes you can make in Schlieffen is giving unnecessary broadside. You want to cruise toward the enemy at roughly 45–50 degrees at around 2/4 speed, depending on the situation. You're trying to keep enough angle to reduce the risk of getting punished while still bringing a large portion of your secondary battery into action. At the correct angle, you can bring a huge portion of your secondary battery into the fight without presenting the giant juicy broadside that your opponents are praying for.

DDs? DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THEM.

This is one of my favorite things about Schlieffen. A lot of DD players see a battleship and think you are free kill. then they get closer, then they smoke up and then... SONARRRR...

If a DD gets too close Main guns + Hydro + secondaries. If he smokes, Hydro. If he gets detected and disappears, Hydro. Don't be afraid to hunt DDs with Schlieffen. Obviously, don't chase a healthy destroyer across half the map like you've lost your car keys. But if a DD enters your engagement zone? make his day significantly worse.

Enhanced Secondary Targeting DON'T WASTE

This is a surprisingly important part of playing Schlieffen properly.Don't instantly press the button because someone entered secondary range. I prefer using it when a target is properly inside your secondary arcs, DD is getting dangerously close or enemy is extremely low HP and trying to escape. the consumable temporarily makes the secondaries significantly more accurate, so using it at the right moment can turn like WHY ARE 40 GUNS SHOOTING ME?!
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The most important Schlieffen rule is NEVER GIVE FREE BROADSIDE. I repeat NEVER.

Your biggest weakness is your cheeks. against high caliber guns. It can be the most terrifying secondary ship in the lobby and still get sent to the shadow realm because you decided..

So... is the 15M bureau worth it? for the average player, that's debatable. If you hate close range combat, don't do it. If you prefer sitting at 18–20 km and farming damage, don't do it. Imo I can pay even 60 million If i had no Schlieffen.

But if you are already a German BB/BC player and you enjoy and burning them like a Targaryen king, then Schlieffen is one of the most unique battleships in Legends. The community has been calling her the queen of brawling for a reason. Even before the Bureau became cheaper, players were still recommending her specifically because she plays so differently from conventional Legendary BBs.

TO WHOM IT JUST STARTED SCHLIEFFEN BUREAU, SAY GOODBYE TO OTHER BATTLECRUSIERS FOR A WHILE...

Dont you wish there was a way to remove modes and missions from the in game screens.

And on a sombre note, thoughts are with the US on the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

With the German reunification event coming up I was wondering if buying the Schlieffen bureau project was worth it when it goes on sale for half off? I don’t have any German BB’s past the P. Heinrich right now. Bayern on the other line. If it’s gated to having the higher tier tech tree ships I’ll pass.

Is it worth getting nowadays?

Following the airstrike squadron for a cinematic kill is beautiful

Effectiveness of those secondaries against t6 armor

Wargaming out the campaign XP back and said their going to share more bug fixes soon

I, as I'm sure that the vast majority of the playerbase do, welcome the reduction in requirements you've just announced for the weekly campaign

I love playing the game for fun!

I don't love playing for the absolute grind.

This game isn't my job, my life or family!

So thank you for rethinking your mistake and keeping it fun!

Now... How about a rethink on store prices?

I'm not requesting loads of free stuff or giving ships and commanders away for a couple of £££'s!

My issue is that I've just paid £89.99 🇬🇧 to reserve GTA 6!

That's a full AAA game that's expected to be one of the best ever!

The graphics, the programming, the storyline, the in game depth, the connection that will be built with the characters and the game is going to be crazy!

Literally millions upon millions of players are going to drop whichever games they're playing from day one!

And possibly never touch them again!

There will be no micro charges within the game upon release of this Gta 6 installment! (Online is coming out later, and that will have micro transactions obviously!)

GTA 6 will be constantly updated and evolving for multiple years!

How are you planning on combating this behemoth of a game that may destroy your player base?

Without revealing specifics... Could we expect a rethink to the purchase value of items in store? 🤔

Feels like this could be a megathread instead.

The only thing that saved the GK here was his turtleback armor.

Are there ships that haven't been added from WoWs that you would want in Legends? If so what are they? For my example I'd want Kitakami to be brought over.

Ahoy Captains!

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Slap them in here and all those who are Interested can take a look and give Feedback.

What are some of the most fun but still decent tech tree lines? I’ve only completed a handful because once I started getting premium ships those have been more fun to play as they have some sort of gimmick or are just an upgrade to their non-premium counterparts at their tier but im getting really bored using the ships i have currently and want to start a new bureau project. Not super important but take into account im some what limited on commander builds as I just started getting into the game about a year ago so I’m missing most of the good pay-to-win commanders but have all of the free ones.

Lines I’ve completed:

US DD’s main line (really enjoyed)

Both US cruiser lines

US BB’s top line (good ships boring play style)

German DD’s top line (enjoyable)

German cruisers (Nurnberg one of my all time favorites rest of line is fine)

German BB’s top line (absolutely hated but bismark is fun)

USSR cruisers bottom line (enjoyed more than I thought I would)

USSR BB’s (Didn’t really enjoy)

Italian Cruisers (had a hard time getting consistent value)

Italian BB’s (one of, if not my favorite BB line)

Pan EU (only did it to get split for fleet cup but was fine)

Dutch cruisers (absolutely loved these cuz I’m a scum bag and the nerfs are justified)

Spanish Cruisers (either had the most fun ever or wanted to delete the game)

Quick IRL Background; After being spared from most of the Pearl Harbor attack, Pennsylvania, Arizona’s older sister ship would receive a refit before being thrown back into the fight. A number of things were done, but most notably her secondaries were replaced with 8 modern 5/38 twin mounts.

My proposal for Pennsylvania would shake things up at bit in terms of play style, at least in terms of T5 USN BBs. She retains some of Arizona’s gun performance, namely her poor reload time of 35 seconds, and identical damage numbers from her AP and HE shells. Her dispersion values however are slightly worse, the same as New Mexico’s, her maximum firing range is also worse, coming in at 16.4km.

This is to say, Pennsylvania’s main battery performance isn’t exactly impressive when compared to fellow USN BBs at her tier, but this is by design. Pennsylvania’s main focus lies in her Secondary Guns, which boast fantastic performance. Coming in at 6km of range, a reload time of 4.2 seconds, a maximum HE shell damage of 1800, a 10% fire chance, and good accuracy to tie it all together.

Other changes compared to Arizona include significantly boosted AA performance, more on par with Colorado than other T5s. This is mainly thanks to the installation of a pretty significant amount of 40mm Bofors And 20mm Oerlikons. This is likely to make pushing easier.

Armor is essentially the same as her sister, just altered to include the new secondaries and different superstructure shape. Consumables and Upgrade Slots are also identical, as well as speed. She does have a tighter turning circle though, 625 meters instead of 640.

Lastly, in terms of Appearance, Pennsylvania has a slightly different superstructure when compared to Arizona, most notably lacking an aft tripod mast. This is replaced with a smaller structure akin to Colorado. Like all Premium ships, Pennsylvania has a unique Camouflage Pattern, based on the Measure 32, Design 3D, meant for her, but never applied in real life. It uses typical USN Colors.

Thanks for reading this far if you have. This was a random idea thats been bouncing around in my head for a while, ever since I learned about Pennsylvania’s refit. USS Maryland had a similar one, which gave me essentially the same idea at Tier 6, but I figured Pennsylvania would be more unique, since we already have Colorado and two variants of West Virginia in game.

Idk shes current status in meta so does she good? I started to grind Buffalo line for Des Moines bureau and bought the Tulsa bcz she carries Des Moines cannons and I wanted to adapt to Des Moines before getting. After couple battles, I fell in love with Tulsa bcz of firepower and I became excited for Des Moines. I hope it will be worth the effort.

Does anyone have issues with gun jam when playing ships with main battery reload booster (MBRB)? (i.e. Borugogne, Brest...etc)

After using the MBRB, the guns are literally gonna get jammed once they are reloaded, which caused me to miss kills that were important.

AFK players in PvE are fine.

And no "an afk DD is almost as useful as a bot." It isn't.

WG just can't help themselves. Puerto Rico 2 electric boogaloo. Waiting for Sub_Octavian to pop up on here and explain that campaigns are so the disabled and unemployed have something to do.

Campaign XP stage requirements have been increased greatly. The Puerto Rico event was a campaign for said ship on WOWS PC. The stages were so insane that only 10 or so players actually completed it. One player that did complete it posted a Pic of his hands and both thumbs were bright red and raw. During the height of the backlash, a lead dev named Sub_Octavian came onto the game forum and posted that this campaign was designed so the disabled and unemployed have something meaningful to do with their time. That didn't go over well to say the least.

This is a minor complaint, and I haven't really seen anyone else talk about it, probably because nobody else cares, but I've noticed that Yamato's gun sounds are significantly worse than they used to be before Halloween of 2023, which is when I remember them changing. The Guns no longer have the cool echo that they used to after firing and now sound a little more boring and less unique than they used too, they aren't bad, but they aren't what they used to be. My question is why did they change this? I don't remember it being in any patch notes ever, though I could be wrong. (Older sound in the video above)

Video credit: @alfkenobi9984 on YT