Ministry of Balance: Breaking the Ice

Welcome to the last Ministry of Balance for 2024! This update, we're making several requested improvements to ships like Druid and Myōgi, plus some additional improvements as New Year's gifts to various ships throughout the game that could use a boost!

Tier VIII

Druid 

Druid could use some improvements, so we've combined the most popular suggestions by reducing her main battery AP shell fuse thresholds and increasing her turret durability by 50%, giving her a better edge in gunnery duels against other destroyers.

• Main battery AP shell fuse threshold decreased from 21 to 12 mm 
• Main battery gun HP increased from 4,000 to 6,000 

Ibuki and Ibuki B

The Ibuki twins are receiving a slight reload boost to help them comparatively against their peers.

• Main battery gun reload time reduced from 13 to 12 s 

Iwami and Iwami B 

We're aiming to boost the performance of the Iwami duo with extra damage output and better torpedoes.

• Main battery AP shell maximum damage increased from 12,750 to 13,600 
• Torpedo speed increased from 67 to 70 knots 

Sejong

Super-light cruisers can struggle with their survivability, and Sejong is no exception. As a result, we're improving the HP and concealment for Sejong so she can continue being a stubborn thorn in the side of her enemies.

• Detectability range for both stock and upgraded hull reduced: 
  • Detectability range by sea reduced from 12.05 to 11.68 km 
  • Detectability range by air reduced from 7.59 to 7.36 
  • Detectability range by sea while firing in smoke reduced from 6.2 to 5.9 km 
• Stock hull total health increased from 29,600 to 31,500 
  • Stock hull casemate HP increased from 3,500 to 3,700 
  • Stock hull superstructure HP increased from 2,900 to 3,100 
  • Stock hull stern HP increased from 1,600 to 1,700 
  • Stock hull HP increased from 22,200 to 23,600 
  • Stock hull steering gear HP increased from 8,900 to 9,500 
  • Stock hull magazine HP increased from 14,800 to 15,800 
• Upgraded hull total HP increased from 32,000 to 35,000 
  • Upgraded hull bow HP increased from 900 to 1,000 
  • Upgraded hull casemate HP increased from 3,700 to 4,100 
  • Upgraded hull superstructure HP increased from 3,200 to 3,500 
  • Upgraded hull stern HP increased from 1,800 to 1,900 
  • Upgraded hull HP increased from 24,000 to 26,300 
  • Upgraded hull steering gear HP increased from 9,600 to 10,500 
  • Upgraded hull magazine HP increased from 16,000 to 17,500 
• Engine HP increased from 29,800 to 35,000 

Z-44

The destroyer battleground in and around Tier VIII has become very dynamic in the past year, so Z-44 is getting an improvement to her main battery so she can defend herself in battle.

• Main battery gun reload time reduced from 4.2 to 4.0 s 
• Main battery HE shell maximum damage increased from 1,500 to 1,550 

Tier VII 

Constellation and Constellation W

Constellation is a solid ship in competitive environments, but in regular battles, she can suffer in unexpected situations. We aren't changing her vulnerable nature, but we're giving her the means to dish out some additional damage thanks to a better reload.

• Main battery gun reload time reduced from 27 to 25 s 

Gascogne

Gascogne suffers from a bit of an identity crisis compared to her cousin Champagne, sharing a similar gun layout but without gunnery benefits. We're buffing her dispersion to match Champagne, allowing Gascogne to be an alternative long range combatant with greater survivability but less potential than Champagne (which enjoys a reload booster and larger guns).

• Main battery shell dispersion improved by 20% (from European battleship dispersion to battlecruiser dispersion)

Mogami 

Like Ibuki, Mogami is also receiving a slight reload boost to help her comparatively against her peers.

• Main battery gun reload time reduced from 14 to 13 s 

Tier IV 

Myōgi

Myōgi struggles to compete with her peers in dealing damage at Tier IV, but she doesn't do badly in other regards. As a result, we are improving her reload substantially.

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 22 s 

Viribus Unitis 

Viribus Unitis struggles in other areas compared to Myōgi, largely due to her poor survivability. We're improving this through her Repair Party and also leaning into her glass-cannon nature by improving her main battery performance.

• Main battery gun maximum range increased from 14.3 to 14.6 km 
• Main battery gun reload time reduced from 30 to 27 s 
• HP restored by Repair Party increased from 0.5% to 0.66% per second (maximum of restored HP per usage increased from 14% to 18.5%) 

Tier III 

Hermes and Hermes W

Hermes is the hidden king of Tier III carriers in terms of performance, as a result we are slightly nerfing her main source of damage, torpedoes.

• Torpedo maximum damage reduced from 5,833 to 5,367

Yūbari

We're improving Yūbari by making her reload faster to better compliment her low number of guns. 

• Main battery gun reload time reduced from 6.5 to 5.5 s