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Episode 74: Izolate talks King of the Seas Finals and What Makes a Premium? Feb 15, 2018

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Izolate joins us as a Community Contributor from the EU region to talk about his recent stint broadcasting the King of the Seas finals with Flamu from the Wargaming EU office in Paris. After that we get in depth talking about three work in progress Premium ships, all of which have had recent changes: Gascogne, Graf Zeppelin, and Asashio.

We move on with some quick hits about the upcoming PTS Patch 0.7.2 and finish the podcast this week with a discussion on What Makes a Premium and what should a premium be?

Episode 73: Aerroon returns to talk Monaghan, Asashio, Gascogne, and Clan Battles Feb 08, 2018

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Hi listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, we have the return of EU Contributor Aerroon. Normally the podcast would have Aerroon on for a pre Ranked Season break down, however this time he is joining us for post Ranked results. The cast does a quick interview to catch up with Aerroon, and see what he has been doing since the last time he was on the show before diving straight into our topics.

Our first topic of discussion is a plethora of new premium ships including the USS Monaghan, HIJMS Asashio, Gasconge, as well as Dev Blog ships Z 39 and Kronstadt. The USS Monaghan and HIJMS Asashio are both new destroyers being tested and the cast members give their current opinions on the work in progress ships. Moving on to the Gasconge, a ship that was previously discussed on the show. The crew talks about the changes and whether it is enough to make it a better or more competitive ship than it was in its previous iteration. The podcast crew also discusses the latest information shown form the World of Warships Dev Blog which showcased two new ships. The German Destroyer Z 39 and the Russian Cruiser Kronstadt. Both ships are debated but the Kronstadt in particular drew speculation and discussion towards another ship the cast would like to see, the USS Alaska and/or USS Guam.
Sailing right along, the show gets into the post Ranked Season discussion. Debating and parsing the Tier 8 Ranked Season and each member going over how they felt and what observations they had while playing. The noted differences between all the servers and the strengths and weaknesses of some ships played through, which in particular were ships, HMS Edinburgh, VMF Chapayev, USS New Orleans, and Lo Yang. Talk on the topic of radar and sonar is held and a discussion about the frustrations players had this season was also noted.

The podcast finishes the show by discussing the next Clan Battles season. Which will have very similar rules and match sets as the previous first season. The French Battleship line launch is imminent and the crew discusses one of the new unique ways that you could possible earn access to the ships early. Thank you to everyone who listens and supports this show! We sincerely look forward to having you again on the Warships Podcast.

Episode 72: Notser talks French Battleships with the Podcast! Feb 01, 2018

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Wargaming dropped all eight of the new French Battleships on the podcast and Notser joins us to talk in depth about each battleship's strengths and weaknesses. We wrap up with a look back comparison of the French BBs to the Royal Navy Battleships.

Episode 71: Pigeon of War talks Enterprise, Gascogne, Cossack, Aigle, and WG Seekrits Jan 25, 2018

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Hi listeners, in this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast. Pigeon of War lands on deck to give us his background and insight working at Wargaming and opinions on some of the latest content coming out. The interview starts with an introduction for Pigeon and a brief explanation of his job and what he does for Wargaming. The interview continues with some questions about his involvement with USS Enterprise CV6 and a hard hitting question on the state of Wargaming North America HQ.

Sailing along with the topics of carriers. The cast and crew discusses premium carriers and the state of CV's in the game. Recent changes made, controversies, and further development of carriers is explained further by Pigeon and debated on by the Podcast. Moving on to the other premiums and ships, the crew gets into the upcoming French Battleship line and the premium French BB, Gasconge. HMS Cossack a Tier 7 premium British destroyer is being tested. The podcast crew discusses this and another premium destroyer that was tested and now ready for release, French Tier 6 Aigle.
We close out the show with some Quick Hits: World of Warships Blitz was released. Anime Captains will soon be able to be dismissed. Map changes to Trap, and Tears of the Desert. Before leaving the cast and crew talks Torpillow! However Pigeon gives us the inside prospective on the difficulties of trying to make the Torpillow a reality for players to purchase and what is currently holding up the development on the adorable plushie.

Thank you everyone so very much for tuning in and supporting the cast. See you next show!

Episode 70: King of the Seas talks Battle of the Atlantic Jan 18, 2018

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Hi listeners, for this weeks episode of the Warship's Podcast we have two new guests. Domin1c and Eclaire from the EU Community come aboard to tell us about the new King of the Sea / Supremacy League Battle of the Atlantic Tournament. Which will showcase a new competitive scene going forward. The cast and crew talk about the change to Tier 10 from Tier 8 of the previous seasons as well as the inclusion of carriers.

A debate on carrier inclusion is held and the potential for the USS Midway to be a viable option is also debated. With the addition of carriers to the mix, changes to competitive meta also change. We have a discussion on how cruisers, battleships, and destroyers will have to respec and setup to address aircraft and spotting mechanics. Smoke might make a return and impact but the game play of spotting and vision will be key.

The podcast continues to sail along, switching topics to the new premium ships that have been released. These ships include HIJMS Musashi and RM Roma as well as the High School Fleet collection. The show debates Musashi, Tier 9 and Tier 10 and the affect this ship has on the game. Roma is also discussed and the unique Kobayashi camo that is now an option.

Rounding out this weeks show, the cast and crew touch on the new Emblems that have been added to the game. Which helps to add a bit of end game content and form of visible achievements into a match, and last but certainly not least, the favorite subject of Ranked is discussed. The podcast team and guest give their current thoughts and experiences about the season and what has transpired so far.

Thank you everyone for supporting and listening to our show. We very much look forward to seeing you next cast!

Episode 69: 2018 comes in with... a Musashi? Jan 04, 2018

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Kelorn and Kamisamurai kick off the new year talking about Musashi, the holiday campaigns, Patch 0.7.0, King of the Sea/Supremacy League, and the salty seas of Ranked so far.

Episode 68: Looking Back at 2017 with Trevzor and looking ahead to Ranked! Dec 21, 2017

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= Warning Extra Long Show =

Hi Listeners! This week is Part 2 of our year end round table for the Warships Podcast. Friend of the Podcast Trevzors, comes back on the show to add to the discussion from last week. The Cast discusses many of the same questions from last week and gave their prospective for the round table. Trevzors and KamiSamurai get to add their prospective this time around and much discussion and debate abounds.

To recap the questions from the last round table. Here is the list:

What was the best and worst thing implemented by Wargaming in 2017?
What was the most controversial thing implemented by Wargaming in 2017? and the follow on of, how was it resolved?
What's the biggest priority for 2018 in your mind?
Were Clan Battles successful in their first season?

The Cast and Crew also covers the new surprise announcement of the next Ranked Season which starts off the heels of the Clan Battles ending. We go over class by class and all the new ships that have been added to the game since the last tier 8 Ranked Season. Kelorn created a list of which he breaks down the Tier 8 ship choices and posted them on Reddit. The Podcast reflects on what the Meta might be for this new Season of Ranked and the ships which might see the most success. Thank you to all our listeners for supporting us this year, and we very much look forward to seeing everyone for next years podcasts.

Episode 67: Retrospectus 2017 Roundtable with NA CC's Dec 15, 2017

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Hi Listeners! For this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast we are doing are Part 1 of the year end review round table. With this weeks episode we have guest joining us in a round table discussion which include, Vulgarr, Mejash, and NoZoupForYou. They help us breakdown, debate and discuss numerous topics that have been forefront and center of Wargaming and World of Warships this year.

The round table discussion including these topics which were discussed and debated but the cast and crew:

What was the best and worst thing implemented by Wargaming in 2017?
What was the most controversial thing implemented by Wargaming in 2017? and the follow on of, how was it resolved?
What's the biggest priority for 2018 in your mind?
Were Clan Battles successful in their first season?
How have Pan Asian DD's changed the game and should there be a limit on DDs per team?
Are divisions fair in randoms and should two man divisions be allowed in Ranked?

Ending out the show, Kelorn covers some quick topics with regard to the live Wargaming Streams coming up and our Part 2 year end review with Trevzors. Thank you everyone for supporting the show, cast, and crew. See you next podcast!

Episode 66: Roma, Duke of York, Salem, Aigle, and... BattleshipMaine? Dec 07, 2017

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Hi listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, we have special guest Battleship Maine. He has helped to foster and expand our community by making the World of Warships NA Discord server. Kelorn interviews Maine about his involvement in the Warship's Community and how he came to make the Discord server.

In the meantime, Maine brought questions from this Discord channel to ask the Podcast Crew. We answered several questions like our favorite ships, thoughts on Clan Wars, thoughts about increased Tier 6 premiums being introduced, and what our plans were for December in Warships.

The cast moves into the main topics of discussion for this week and that is the four new ships being tested currently. RM Roma Tier 8 BB, HMS Duke of York Tier 7 BB, USS Salem Tier 10 CA, and Aigle Tier 6 DD. These ships were provided to the crew members to test and are subject to change. We first talk about RM Roma, a ship that many players are looking forward to, and special guest Battleships Maine helps add to this conversation by discussing a bit of history and insight to the ship. We move on to the other battleship being tested, HMS Duke of York. Where a debate about battleship role and its ability to tank and heal is discussed. Rounding out the new ship chat, we cover USS Salem which is a sister ship to USS Des Moines and very similar is play style and setup. Last covered is the French Destroyer Aigle. It is comparable to some of the Russian Large Destroyers seen in the game and the cast discusses those DD tactics.

The Quick Hits for this week cover: HMAS Vampire being offered via missions for free for players who grind out the challenge mission. The USS Texas funding aid helped raise 250k to help restore and keep the ship around for all of us to enjoy. Testing on the PTS for patch 6.15 is up and players are encouraged to try out and test the new content before live release.

Thank you everyone for your continued support of this Podcast and the Warships Community. See you next cast!

Episode 65: Carrier Week 2 of 2! Femennenly gives us another perspective on CVs! Nov 30, 2017

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Hi Listeners! In this weeks episode of the Warships Podcast, we continue with more carrier talk with special guest Femennenly. Kelorn and Fem talk about their experiences from the recent Lets Battle Tour at USS Lexington. They also discuss Fem's background and her experiences getting into World of Warships and carriers, in addition to catching up with all the events and changes from the last time she was on the show.

Getting into the main topics. The cast discusses the new CV changes with the USN carriers, going ship by ship and gathering the opinions of each. The topic of the recent destroyer anti air changes is also discussed. Carrier tactics are debated, such as scouting, anti air, fleet support, and target selection. A final thought is giving about the overall changes to carriers and in particular USN CV's and premium carriers. We wrap up our carrier discussion with competitive talk and the lack of CV's in Clan battles.

The cast sails along to talks about the new release of the Pan Asian Destroyer line, and do the Quick Hits for the week. The new Quick Hits the crew covered are: New Patch 6.14, New Artic Camo schemes and new Campaign, Preimum Pan Asian ships Huang He, Lo Yang, and Anshan are in the shop, a new Hamburg Port, and a first look at French Battleships. Kelorn will be on Wargaming's official Twitch stream tomorrow at 1 PST, and look out for Kami's Stream for awesome prizes and content.

Thank you everyone for listening and supporting our show. See you next cast!

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