ST, Graf Zeppelin rework
After starting the initiative to rework Graf Zeppelin with your help, we’ve been watching your comments on forums and social media, discussing current issues internally and planning the directions for upcoming testing. First, we would like to sincerely thank you all for supporting our efforts and providing various ideas. We found a popular concept that is thoroughly described in a video and a Reddit post by one of the skilled CV commanders Farazelleth. To sum up, he suggests two flight control modules (2×5-3×3-1×8 and 3×5-2×3-1×8), with plane stats and drop patterns redone, but overall, it is a highly detailed concept, so we recommend you see the full version for the complete information.
While we like this concept and believe it can work, we would like to try other ideas first. Now, we do realise that many of you just want a KM carrier with more or less traditional gameplay, and are opposed to introducing so-called “gimmicks”, but there are very strong reasons to try something different first, and then, in case it doesn’t work, get to the concept that already works with other carriers.
Graf Zeppelin is going to be the only KM carrier, without a full researchable line to back her up. Thus, she will need a separate captain (and she won’t serve as a captain trainer much). There is Kaga for the IJN line, there are Enterprise and Saipan for the USN line, with Graf being a premium carrier most players will want for gameplay and collection only. And with this positioning, she probably won’t be a good choice as your first premium ship. Tweaking her to be too conventional will only contribute to this problem and while we can live with her being just a premium ship, we believe she’s significant enough to try harder.
Of course, uniqueness must come with enjoyable experience. This is why we are adopting the more traditional concept suggestion as a plan B. Graf Zeppelin will be tested in a couple of experimental forms first. All test participants will be able to try them and tell us whether it’s fun, whether it works and whether we should go on with it.
Right now, we don’t know where Graf Zeppelin will settle, but we look forward to exploring various options with you. No doubts, with thorough testing and your help, the best solution will be found. Test invites will be sent early next week – watch the news, you won’t miss it.