Added Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities to a number of battleships and cruisers.Oxygen meter replaced by battery charge.During this time, a lot of feedback and statistics were collected, on the basis of which changes have been made to almost all the mechanics associated with the new ship type: I have been playing for a while and feel like the game has changed so much that I've been cheated out of some of the enjoyment of playing.Submarines have come a long way: Since the announcement in the summer of 2019, we've gone through three tests, a temporary 'Submarine battle' event on the main server, and again a test on a separate server in October 2020. My suggestion would be to make a separate battle type so players can choose between sub included battles or no sub battles. While adding them may increase realism, they reduce the enjoyment factor of playing the game. This has caused a substantial reduction in damage inflicted score and longer games.

There were only supposed to be 2 subs per team, yet I've seen many battles with 3 per team. They are frequently the last enemy ship drag out the battle replace higher potential point targets interfere/get in the way and leave certain ships without a means of causing damage unless they surface. While it appears that the subs are done nicely and yes I have tried them, I don't like them at all in Co-op battles. I may be a bit biased, though, as a former submariner. The interactions between classes produced interesting results. Playing as a sub and against subs was interesting and fun. Subs, OTOH, are a brand new approach to the battle, forcing more team play, IMO. Some further tweaking would might make it more interesting to fight against, but I think it is OK for now. This is better than the previous iteration, however, as SUPER UNICOM players would grind my face in as another CV player, and would determine the outcome of the battle. Fighting against them is kinda dull (either your AA is phenomenal and they never touch the target, or they always get through). Carriers were implemented, and retooled, and I have fun playing them. That's fine for them, but doesn't lend itself to a longer gaming shelf life. Many people just want the sail and shoot game they started with, years ago. Some players may have, but I suspect that most have not ever tried out subs on either test.

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