World of Warships
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Engine | BigWorld |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | 2013 |
Genre(s) | MMO-action, |
World of Warships is a yet-to-be-released massively multiplayer online game by Wargaming.net.
World of Warships is yet to be a Massively Multiplayer Online Game by Wargaming.net. The game will be similar to World of Tanks, having several types of military ships fulfilling different roles.
Wargaming announced that World of Warships will be released by 2013.
Early screenshots show that British, American, Russian, German and Japanese ships will be in the game.
History
On August 19, 2011, the company website of Wargaming.net, developer and publisher of World of Tanks, announced a new game:
"World of Battleships is your next game of the series «World of» - free online MMO game based on the epic naval battles of the twentieth century. Wide choice of vessels to open large tactical possibilities - each of them will be unique in terms of firepower, speed, armor and strength."[1]
On August 2, 2012, the game was renamed to World of Warships.[2]
Gameplay
Battle Groups
Battle groups are basically like squadrons in World of Warplanes and platoons in World of Tanks but used in the term of a navy, allowing a group of players to band together and fight battles.
Location
Battles will take place on specific maps, which are set places with different weather conditions. Wargaming.net has said that maps will take place in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic. Each map will have its own "personality" and flow of battle.
Technology
The technology based on World of Warships is that there will be light cruisers, heavy cruisers, battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and battle cruisers. These ships can be either real ships or prototypes from a variety of Navy's such as the Japanese Imperial Navy, Kriegsmarine (German Navy), US Navy, The Royal Navy (British Navy), and the Soviet Navy. Submarines and torpedo boats will not be present in World of Warships.
Similar to World of Tanks, special premium ships will be available for purchase with in-game currency, Gold.