Ministry of Balance: Summertime Refit

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Captains, fresh balance changes are arriving on the first day of summer—June 1! We've prepared adjustments for several ships, slightly nerfed Commander Johan Furstner's skills, and updated a number of ship modifications. Read on for all the details!

Ships

Dewa

Stock torpedo damage reduced from 4,700 to 4,433
Upgraded torpedo damage reduced from 5,200 to 4,900

Minotaur

After the recent changes to Neptune, Minotaur accidentally became a worse version of her predecessor in some aspects, so we decided she needed a buff.

Main battery firing range increased from 15.34 to 15.55 km
Improved AA guns: Increased the number of flak bursts and their damage
Hull HP increased from 43,300 to 48,000:
- Engine HP increased from 43,300 to 48,000
- Bow HP increased from 2,000 to 2,300
- Stock auxiliary space HP increased from 6,000 to 6,700
- Stock hull stern HP increased from 2,900 to 3,200
- Stock hull HP increased from 32,500 to 36,000
- Stock hull steering gear HP increased from 13,000 to 14,400
- Stock hull superstructure HP increased from 2,000 to 2,200
Repair Party cooldown time reduced from 80 to 60 seconds
Torpedo range increased from 10 to 11 km

Brindisi

Upgraded main battery HE shell reload time reduced from 16 to 15 seconds
Upgraded main battery SAP shell reload time reduced from 18 to 17 seconds

Venezia

Venezia has been underperforming both with her HE module and overall, so we reduced the reload time for her HE and SAP shells, increased HE and AP shell damage, and improved shell grouping to match her predecessors more closely.

Main battery HE and SAP shell grouping increased by 2.4% (from 2.05 to 2.1 sigma)
Maximum HE shell damage increased from 2,900 to 3,300
Maximum AP shell damage increased from 4,800 to 5,100
Main battery HE shell reload time reduced from 19 to 18 seconds
Main battery SAP shell reload time reduced from 21 to 20 seconds

Zuihō

Torpedo bomber maximum speed increased from 118 to 125 knots
Torpedo arming time reduced from 6.5 to 6 seconds
Chance of causing flooding increased by ~40%
Dive bomber maximum spread reduced by 20%
Dive bomber minimum spread reduced by 25%

AL Formidable

The previous buffs to AL Formidable landed well overall, and the only aspect we felt still needed improvement was her bomb damage.

Maximum AP bomb damage increased from 4,200 to 4,700
Maximum skip HE bomb damage increased from 9,000 to 9,500

Midway

Midway wasn't performing optimally, so we buffed her strongest aspects to make them stand out more.

Maximum HE bomb damage increased from 5,000 to 5,300
HE bomb fire-starting chance increased from 25% to 28%

Hakuryū

Like Midway, Hakuryū also underperformed, so we decided to further emphasize her strengths.

Torpedo damage increased from 7,400 to 7,800
Torpedo AoE damage increased from 1,000 to 1,100
Chance of causing flooding increased by 25%

Commander Skills

Johan Furstner

Johan Furstner is still a considerably stronger Commander than Karel Doorman, so we nerfed his unique base trait and unique skill to make both Commanders more comparable in combat effectiveness and Inspiration value.

Minister of the Navy: Fire damage caused by your cruiser's shells or bombs increased by up to 4% instead of 5%
Risk Theory: Outgoing damage while your cruiser is undetected increased by 1/2/3/4% instead of 1.25/2.5/3.75/5%.

Ship Modifications

We're continuing to monitor the performance of modifications. With this update, we wanted to make your choices more diverse by buffing several older modifications. We also nerfed Secondary Battery Mod. 3, as it was disproportionately strong compared to other modifications in the game.

Armament Durability Mod. 1

Main battery, secondary battery, and AA mount survivability is now increased by 75% instead of 50%.
Maximum HP is now increased by 5% instead of being reduced by 5%.

Steering Gears Mod. 3