Legate of Mineta Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; There will be DEs. Lighter vessels may appear as we go along, but not in '39 (well, with a really unusual exception, that is.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incrociatore Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; There will be DEs. Lighter vessels may appear as we go along, but not in '39 (well, with a really unusual exception, that is.) That was a pretty quick answer. And a cool answer at that. Great. Does that include Italian TBs and TB/DEs (i.e. Spica, Orsa etc...)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; Not in '39. It's possible for the future, but unlikely- very light raiding forces like those might appear as a part of your Base, though. Edit: Now that I think about it, though, the Team did discuss the Spicas as possibly appearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von_Lipstig Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 > Destroyers, Submarines, Cruisers, Carriers & Battleships are the majority of the Belles. There are also a handful of exceptions. © KS comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incrociatore Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; Not in '39. It's possible for the future, but unlikely- very light raiding forces like those might appear as a part of your Base, though. Edit: Now that I think about it, though, the Team did discuss the Spicas as possibly appearing. Well, the Orsas were basically DEs - with a full-load displacement larger than most DEs, and the Spicas certainly outgunned most DEs, even if they didn't outmass them, so I wouldn't call them light, but... Well, it's up to the dev team, anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; Yep! You won't see them in '39, but it's possible you may see them in the future. We'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incrociatore Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; Yep! You won't see them in '39, but it's possible you may see them in the future. We'll see! Not a problem. Unlike the fans of other navies, most of my favorite ships will already be there in '39 anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubu343 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 With some of the designs I have to wonder if you guys have plans when some folks throw a shit fit due to perceived insults or "appropriation" or what have you. This game should be niche enough that it shouldn't be an issue but with how people are now a days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Lubu343; You mean cultural appropriation? It's already happened, of course. But that's the thing: in a globalized world, everybody can enjoy everyone else's culture. Of course, if we can *improve* our depiction of it, that sounds worthwhile and good. But to simply avoid it? No, that we won't do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubu343 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Legate of Mineta; Well it seems like you guys don't let it bother you so thats good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Lubu343; You can't make games if you let that sort of thing bother you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellington99 Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Incrociatore; There will be DEs. Lighter vessels may appear as we go along, but not in '39 (well, with a really unusual exception, that is.) Let's not ignore HMS Rawalpindi who was just an armed Merchant. Though she's probably a little heavier than a DE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 W99; Just a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyArby Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 People also forget what actual appropriation is. Wearing something of significance from a culture (ie native American head dress) and wear it as a joke or a fashion with no idea the origin or significance then that is appropriation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrYuriMom Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 As long as the Belles are representative of the cultures they're depicted as appearing from, I wouldn't call it appropriation. I just hope the Belles shown in more regional or isolated ethnic dress are respective of their cultures. Otherwise the diversity so far claimed for the game would be illusory. That said, what I've seen gives me great hope. Otherwise I wouldn't have invested literally an entire weekend, three days, from morning to night on this thing. ^.^; 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 DYM; They are partially representative- they are an amalgam of many things, related to the Nation, the culture they come from, and so on. But they are rarely 100% anything, for obvious reasons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrYuriMom Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Fair enough, as you've been trying to drill into my very thick, bony skull. I'm learning, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well, that's not to say a Belle wouldn't favor one aspect of her origin over another... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellington99 Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well, that's not to say a Belle wouldn't favor one aspect of her origin over another... Say for example Rawalpindi favoring her Indian heritage more than her British Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 So Legate you make now the job of nautilus despite he special was recruited to lessen your load? How will you handle all the work once Academagia get full alive again with nautilus put to other work because he never was needed for the forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 W99; Definitely. Schwarzbart; Oh, Nautilus has been around for years, but is new to moderating. I guess I like it too much. But Academagia is my first responsibility. Until that explodes again, though, I'm chatting here, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticuKitsu Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Question: Will DDs and Submarines be the lightest vessels in game (in terms of both displacement and armament)? While I realize that stopping at DDs would probably be easier in terms of game design, some DEs and auxiliary ships have really interesting histories... I was hoping to find some few Canadian 'Flower-Class Corvettes' because of their history & turret emblems on them. I hope in the '40 update we can at least get HMCS Sackville, HMCS Ville De Quebec, and a few others I made note of. They'd be interesting to have with how 'fancy' they would appear. Many nice 'Flower-Class Corvettes' to have fun with . Hoping similar would happen to other nations to have some 'escort' type assistance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nel Celestine Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Question, for balance sake. Will Graf Zeppelin appear at launch? She was never finished IRL so we don't have a commission date but was launched Dec 8th 1938. I ask so Germany can have at least one Aircraft carrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wow its the first that I heard that the German had a Aircraft carrier in work in front of WW2. How did this go along with the ban of motorized aircraft Germany had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historynerd Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Question, for balance sake. Will Graf Zeppelin appear at launch? She was never finished IRL so we don't have a commission date but was launched Dec 8th 1938. I ask so Germany can have at least one Aircraft carrier. ...If that logic were to apply, Italy could have two modern battleships of the Littorio-class at launch, and the other two by 1940. And Japan could have both Yamato-class battleships, too. And how would Italy's lone aircraft carrier work? She was already launched, although not as an aircraft carrier, by 1939! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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