Greetings fellow builders!

I've come here to give a quick list on what are the densiest (not the heaviest) blocks/parts you can use in this game. This is very useful for 2 main reasons:

1 - Makes armoring against AP more compact.
2 - Helps adding ballast more efficiently.

How to calculate block density in this game: mass/hitbox size[blocks/voxels].

Note: I cannot tell whether this game rounds up or rounds down values, even if it rounds them at all. However, I believe this doesn't matter as you only want to cross certain thresholds with them.

Now for the list:

The densiest block in the game is: The Small Keel! It should've been expected that the new keel blocks would make a debut on this list, however, it may surprise some that the small keel is the densiest part in the entire. The reason for this is because the devs scaled mass linearly while volume increased by the cube and since the small variants comes packing with a whopping 500 mass in a small footprint of only 29 blocks, that makes it have a density of 17,2 mass/block. For comparison, the medium keel only has a density of 6.8 mass/block and the big one packing slightly less, packing only 6,55mass/block.

One the second places on this list we have the Battle Cannon Extension! No, I am not talking about all of them, just the simple variant with the normal hitbox (3x1x1). This battle cannon extention keeps the same mass as the other ones albeit with a smaller hitbox, making it more dense than the others, this density means it crosses two major thresholds for AP protection: It needs one less block to stopp both Battle Cannon AP and Heavy Autocannon AP. Thanks for an oversight, this part has a density of 13.33 mass/block, that means a single battle cannon extention put sideways (i.e with the long side perpendicular to the impact) in capable almost stopping Heavy Autocannon AP (14 mass/block required to stop) on its own, removing the need for an extra weight block entirely, battle cannon AP (25 mass/block) follows a similar logic, except it now requires two barrel extentions sideways instead of just one sideways to completely stop it, against removing the need for the extra layer you'd have to add if you were using weight blocks.

And now and only now we get to the standard Weight Blocks with a density of only 10 mass/block. Doesn't seem that impressive, does it?

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Now for the least dense blocks in-game we have the new buoyancy blocks, with the buoyancy block, buoyancy wedge and buyoancy pyramid as the top 3 in the desceding order with a density of 0,015; 0,021 and 0,026 respectively. That's the biggest reason to why they start to take off on water, they are so light the game physics literally freaks out when calculating their buoyancy that it causes the engine to fling them into the air instead of keeping them afloat.

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1 sub is already annoying enough Wargaming, why the hell 3? JUST WHY.

Greetings people!

I've decided to make this quick list (just kidding, it took 3 days to make lol) on what are (in my opinion) the best ships to use to climb the bronze ranked ladder. This list may not be perfect, but it should give an rough idea on what to pick.

Before we continue, let me give you a quick disclaimer: Tier VI ranked might the most balanced tier as WG hasn't touch this tier in years. Even "mid" picks can work.

Battleships: You primairly want one of two things in a battleship: either 26mm overmatch or armor. You won't be going fast btw, so watchout for torps.

• Fuso: Might be best example of a tanky hull here, Fuso gets a 35mm main deck, an icebreaker bow and stern, lots of twin turrets and a very superstructure. The 35mm main means you won't be overmatch by any BB gun and won't be damaged by the CA HE either as it only pens 34mm.; your thin and tall superstructre is very hard to hit, meaning HE spam is very weak against you and your vast array of turrets means you there a lot of places to bounce AP or at least minimize its damage (and also soak +35mm HE pen). This makes her a lot better than Izmail and Normandie, who also share a similar gun layout but don't get the 35mm deck and have many more shell catchers. Now the downsides aren't really that big of a deal, yes, you are still spotted across the map, but that matters less in smaller formats, just bear in mind you still have the godawful 1.5 sigma, but you at least have BC dispersion and a 28 sec reload to compensate.
• Queen Elizabeth/Warspite: Putting them together as they are the same class of ships, just different flavoured. Both share the main upside of 8x381s guns with good accuracy (BB dispersion 2.0 sigma). The only differences lie on the flavor they bring; QE is focused on her improved HE like the rest of the line, meanwhile Warspite gets improved heals (16,8% instead of 14%) and a tighter turning circle, making her more suitable for Ranked. Overall it doesn't matter what flavour your prefer, both will be good for rank, with one being slightly more suitable than the other.
• Repulse/Renown: Again, another class of ships that follow the same different flavouring as the previous one. Both share the same dispersion table, speed, armament and hull. Repulse has more accurate guns (2.0 sigma instead of 1.8) with extra range and gets a better speed boost, while Renown is stealthier and gets torps. Once again, this comes down to what playstyle suits you better: getting close in or staying 12km away.
• Mackensen/P.E. Friedrich: Again, another class of ships, with different flavouring, this time being a bit more significant in terms of how effective they are. Both are your secondary BB picks in Ranked with the differences being cancealment and secondaries. Both ships get 8.5km secondaries when built into them. Mackensen gets 150mm and 88mm secondaries with imrpoved dispersion while P.E gets 150mm and 105mm secondaries with normal dispersion, meaning she actuall pens 26mm plating with all guns unlike the former. This is where it gets complicated, on one hand, they have basically the same hitting DPM. Mackensen's DPM is much more focused on the 150s while P.E's has a much higher DPM on the 105s but way worse 150mm DPM. This creates situations where they are dependent on what they are fighting: P.E is better against BBs covered in 26mm plating while Mackensen is much better against cruisers and tankier BBs as the she can get more more of her DPM online. Another important thing to consider is the cancealment, which for a secondary ship matters quite a bit as you want to be in secondary range as much as possible. Mackensen gets much better cancealment of just 12.8km base while P.E gets 14.6km base, that basically means Mackensen gets full extra C.E skill for free, making her much easier to push.
• Mutsu/W.V 41': Here is another pair of ships, but this time they are not the same class! Both ships share the same trait of having 8x406/410mm guns, meaning they can overmatch 28mm (not that there are many 28mm plates at this tier). They are similar to the Bungo vs Yamato debacle in the sense Mutsu gets the mobility while W.V 41' gets the armor and the pen. Mutsu is a Nagato in its original configuration, having weaker armor and torpedos while being signifcantly faster than the T7 Nagato at 26.5 knots (somehow). You also get the older Nagato that have much worse pen. While that means you won't citadel BBs that often, the slower shell speed means your shells actually have the time to detonate on Cruiser and other thinner vessels. W.V 41' is the original configuration of the Colorado class, since she is an American design of the 1920s, that means she is embodies the American spirit of being morbidly obese! This fat sucker can only crawl at 21 knots. Luckly for you, you don't have a citadel as it is waterline and spaced. Even though you are slow, you get what essentially railguns at Tier VI, with very high pen and shallow firing arcs. There is only one small problem with these, they are too fast of their own good, meaning they are very likely to overpen the citadel and upperbelts of certain battleships. So overall, both are double edge swords, if you prefer having more pens than overpens and being faster at the cost of less citadels and at risk of getting dev struck in a battleship, go with Mutsu. If you prefer getting the black ribbons and don't mind being essentially a moving island, go with W.V 41'.

Cruisers: There aren't many cruisers that are worth pointing out here because they don't have the armor nor the DPM to actually be worth using most of the time. Most ships on this class can easily get penetraded by DD HE and also get mopped by any BB caliber gun. IFHE is also not worth on T6 cruisers either since the extra pen is usually not enough to go through the upperbelt or the deck of enemy BBs.

• Nurmberg/Makarov: By far the best HE spammer you can have at this tier, 153k base DPM with 38mm of pen means you have the best DPM to damage translation of your tier, being easily capable of transfering 85% of that into a fight. On top of the raw firepower, you also get the signature german hydro, 8x6km torpedos per side and decent stealth.
• Leipzig: the premium version of the Nurnberg, trades a bit of her DPM for improved cancealment and 10km torpedos. She is good, but may be less valuable then the former due to her worse DPM. Nonetheless, she is probably the best pick if you ever run into a no-DD game.
• Pensacola: One of the few heavy Cruisers worth playing at this tier primarily because she gets coated in 25mm plating, making her imune to DD HE. On top of that, Pensacola also gets American CA AP with improved pen angles. One could argue she is the best secondary cruiser at her tier since she gets the second best hitting DPM of any cruiser, but honestly, I would not run a secondary Pensacola build, but that's up to you.
• Perth/Huanghe: These two are together because they somewhat fill a similar niche of being smoke farming cruisers with good cancealment and utility. I am going to be completely honest here, although this two fill a niche and are good, they are extremely boring to play. Huangue has a very anemic damage output since she only gets 6 guns, so you do have to rely on your fire chance much more often. Perth is quite the opposite, having 8 guns with a lower damage but overall much more burst damage potential. So yeah, boring but useful.

Destroyers: Destroyers at tier VI are kinda weird because they have bad cancealment BUT they have comparatively high DPM to what most cruisers have. In other words, they can roleplay as no citadel light cruisers and are far more dangerous than a cruiser could ever be.

• T-61/Gaede: Probably the most versatile DD there is at tier, yes, you HE DPM may not be as high as other DDs, but you do get the ability to pen BBs thanks to german 1/4 HE. Since you are a german DD, you also get the signature german hydro. You also get pretty damn good torpedos for a tier 6 DD. Out of the ships, the T-61 is better overall, but if you don't have it, the Gaede will be just as good in most situations. Just don't use K. Schonberg, she is one of the worst DDs available.
• Shinonome/Fubuki: Another pair of ships, one is a premium and the other is a TT. They both peform the role of torpedo DDs have 9 torpedos instead of the usual 8~6 most DDs at this tier have. Fubuki gets the best cancealment at her tier sitting at a very confortable 5.8km detect, she is also the only DD to get 10km torpedos, The downside of Fubuki is that you very weak guns, only 4x127mm guns with a very slow reload. Shinonome on the other, trades some cancelment, reload time and torpedo range in exchange for an extra turret, so even though she has a really bad reload of 9 seconds, she can actually delete about 1/3 of a Destroyer's HP in a single salvo. So yeah, it is up to you if you prefer a full torpedoboat or a torpedoboat with guns.
• Farragut/Monaghan: These two US DDs are the most common gunboats DDs you will see at this tier, and for good reason, they have some of the heightest HE DPM of any DD at tier VI. Farragut has the 10th highest HE DPM at tier VI while also having decent firing angles. There are, however, some downsides to these DDs, they get floaty shells, have very little HP and have generally bad torps and cancealment at their tier. Of course, this doesn't mean they will lose fights, just be careful when engaging, as chip damage is rather dangerous for these ships.
• Juruá/Gallant: This is pretty much an opinion of mine, but these DDs are actually pretty damn confortable to play in ranked. They are not the best at anything, but have pretty decent stats allround and get a very nice 6.0km to boot, making them the second stealthiest DDs at tier VI. Their low cancealment means you can contest caps pretty decent and give you more chances of lining up good torpedo spreads and mostly important, give you vital seconds when opening fire on a DD. They are just very conforable DDs to play with, may not be the best, but if you want a DD that is relaxing and decent, they are your choice.

This game always has this very basic trio of things, utility, survivability and firepower. Destroyers bring maximum utility and a little bit of firepower, Battleships brings good survivability and decent firepower, meanwhile cruiser either brought a mix of the 3 or maxed out firepower. This gets simplier to see once you take a look at the Tier VIII ranked meta.

- If you want a battleship for ranked, the best options are: Massa, Lenin and Ipiranga as they are all very tanky and can deal good damage.

- If you want a cruiser for ranked, the best options are: Cleveland, Mainz and Baltimore because they bring a nice combination of utility+firepower (or just sheer firepower in case of Mainz).

- If you want a DD for ranked, then the best is Cossack, not because the other Destroyers are bad, but that thing is so busted it makes every other DD weak in comparison, but that's another story.

Point being, each class fills a niche and has a very clear role on the battlefield. This makes things balanced.

And while I do agree there are some problems with cruisers (primarily because WG shoved 3 classes of ships into one and balanced around light cruisers, creating a lot of issues the heavier they get), the class has its place and is not weak by any means.

What is actually happening is pretty simple, Battleships have become increasingly more powerful and are getting access to the utility of cruisers.

- Rhode Island is essentially a cruiser with 356mm guns and BB armor. It gets a Radar, good damage output, pens more platings with her HE and doesn't get overmatch everywhere.

- Thor gets a radar, a 25% speed boost, is decently stealth, gets torps and BB armor. All of that at the cost of mediocre dispersion.

- Conte Verde is essentially an improved Venezia in every way. BB plating, faster reload, more guns, same utility and nearly as steathy.

Not to mention on having the ever so increasing race for good dispersion and armo. With nearly every BB getting tigher and tigher dispersion and thicker and thicker platings.

The armor race has gotten so bad that it rendered IFHE on cruisers basically useless as every new BB seems to getting at least 45mm decks these days, meaning only 254mm guns with IFHE can actually do something about it.

It is only natural for people to complain about cruiser being weak when Battleships can perform both their and the cruisers' role at the same time. It is not that the design of one is inherently weak, it is just the other is way overtunned.

I recently bought the rubber ducky for 1k coins and I can't find it anywhere in my inventory? Does it instantly take into an effect as an upgrade or does it spawn randomly in the map?

Eu não assisto futebol, não assisti nenhum dos jogos, meus pais que estão assistindo.

Mesmo não sabendo nada sobre futebol eu sabia que no segundo Neymar entrasse na equipe, ferrou. Primeiro jogo foi ok, segundo jogo foi decente, terceiro jogo foi bom, tudo tava indo bem. Por quê? Não teve Neymar.

No milissegundo que entrou Neymar, perdemos.

É isso, pode aposentar, esse cara só vive da fama lá de 2010 do Bomba Patch.

I am in a bit of a dilemma here...

With the update 15.6 announced, I know Cambridge is going back to the armory for purchasse in dubs (should be about ~20k or ~15k with coupon). I currently have 15557 dubs and I would trade in my Gronningen (only got her for one task, don't really enjoy gunboat DDs). I do enjoy the AP on Des Moines and Tulsa. The problem is that both ships are kinda of an upgraded Tulsa in one way or the other. Incheon is an upgraded Tulsa at Tier X while Cambridge is a Tulsa with Alaska guns.

Incheon vs Tulsa:

Pros:
- 8 guns.
- Much better DPM.
- Torps.
- Good Smoke.
- Will yield me Christmas certificates every year.
- Better Range.
- Turpedo Reload Booster.

Cons:
- Worse detect.
- Would have be 2000 extra dubs (not a big issue).
- Worse Gun Layout.
- No radar.
- No Hydro.

Cambrige vs Tulsa:

- Better penetration.
- Much better salvo weight.
- About the same cancealment.
- Super heal.

Cons:
- No Radar.
- Longer reload.
- Worse DPM.
- Still a few weeks away (not a big issue).

And this is exacly the problem, these two offer really insteresting experiences, but are kinda in opposite sides of the spectrum, making it really hard to decide which one I should go for.

The Hunt of Bismark brought us this new Bounty quest where you get a bounty over your name. You don't lose ANYTHING if you die, and for some braindead reason, people decided to DOUBLE DOWN on the coward passive play.

BBs now sit even farther than they usually do and play like a Des Moines hugging the crap of the out of islands as if their life depends on it. Cruisers if this god awful bounty system will think they are BBs and rumminate OUTSIDE their firing range. I just had a Riga sitting 20km out without usings its radar.

Worst of all? People are also only focusing on bounty ships. YOU DON'T EVEN GET 10 TOKENS IF YOU KILL ONE, WHY ARE YOU TARGETING IT?

The only good reward ouf of this event is the 20k coal you can get by just getting 200 tokes, that's all.

I have heen seen quite a few people complaining about radars and want them to be nerfed, and honestly, radars do need a bit of balanced, but that's does not mean they have to have their spotting gutted.

Radars are *meant* to be oppresive against DDs because DDs themselves are the most oppresive class in the game. If your DD player dies trying to constest the cap or after some missplay, gg, the flank is lost. There is nothing a BB or Cruiser can do to constest a DD because they will be permantly spotted, having to constantly dodge salvos and torpedoes. Radars exist to give the team that lost their DDs a fighting chance. Remove that and the entire game gets decided in the first 5 minutes of a match.

**While I would not nerf the spotting mechanics, there are a few things I would change.**

- Move the radar mod from the second slot to the third or fifth slots: This is single-handedly the biggest buff you can give to a radar and it is basically a no brainer. 20% more spotting duration at the cost of a higher chance of getting your engine/steering gears knocked out, in other words, 20% more game impact vs a problem that happens 20% of your games. Moving the radar mod to the slot as cancealment or dispersion would actually mean you would actually make it a trade-off instead of a no brainers.

- Make radars start uncharged and increase their first time reload to 2 minutes: The biggest problem of radars is the ability to insta spot the enemy DD early on, to remedy this issue, make all radars be forced into a 2 minite first charge cooldown before use. This would give a chance for DDs to act before getting spotted by radar.

- Radar parity: This is a very simple change that would sort out some of the flank problems we have. Basically, if the enemy team has a radar on that flank, then your team must also have a radar, it does not need to be the same class, just that both flanks must have radars the same way subs are mirrored in flanks. This would essentially allow you to tell right away that you will be fighting radars right away **because if you see a radar ship in your flank then you know they also have a radar ship in their flank**. I just do not suggest for radars to be from the class because radar DDs and radar BBs would get absurdly long queque times.