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Glad to hear that this is working out better for you

Yeah that's kinda silly.
To be fair, the question then is, "When is an appropriate time"? For a forum post - it can be interacted with at any time of your choosing, so there's no reason NOT to put it out immediately. For a pop-up in-game that goes away if you don't do it then and there, later would be better.

Hi, there!
If you do not want this ship in your port, I would be more than happy to remove it for you.

The one in the forums is evergreen for the entire patch. You're welcome to do it at any time you see fit. I don't see how having the option to interact with it Day 1 is a problem in need of fixing.
As for the in-game survey - yes, if that's popping up for you Day 1, then that it odd.

Watch the politics, guys. There's no reasonable need to be talking about Iraq here.

I don't know what numbers you're looking at, but the numbers I see disagree with this statement.
The game is healthy and is indeed growing

Points for humor!

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The Executive Producer makes some decisions, but not to the degree that many of you are suggesting.

He laid out quite clearly what his job entailed and where he feels like he failed. He did not have to do that.
I encourage you all to be more constructive and raise the level of this conversation.
If I have to remove another comment suggesting prison-rape I will absolutely lock this thread.

Before this topic goes any further - let me make something explicitly clear:
Any comments that are not within the guidelines of the Forum will be removed and you will be warned. Keep it classy, people. I know that Sub_O was a divisive figure for many of you, but that is not license to break forum rules.

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Oh, sure! I 100% agree with you there. Things change all the time, can change, and SHOULD change.
Forgive me if it came across wrong, I meant to say that "this is not the kind of idea that we generally implement". It doesn't mean it can't happen, but making multiple versions of ships to account for a small balance adjustment is generally not what we do. Missouri's credit bonus was an odd exception seeing as the difference was an economic one and has no bearing on combat capabilities.

Interesting idea! Unfortunately it's just not how we do things.

Copy. Ahskance and I are investigating right now.

@Wolfswetpaws
It says drops are enabled. Are you not seeing progress? Can you give me some more info on what's going wrong?

It's been a common theme for at least a year now that people would like to see the USS Black come back and be available. I am one of those people as I was not playing ranked when it arrived there, nor did I have the resources needed when it was available for resources.
A number of you have pointed out the idea that, "If there aren't that many, then why nerf it?" - that's fine as long as it's not available again. We would like to have the option to bring it back to availability to please those many folks that would like to see it available again. Ergo - if it's released again, it will cease to be a ship that "is not there in large enough numbers to warrant balance concerns". See where this went?
To me, the Black lost status as a "Reward Ship" that is untouchable like the Iwaki A or Arkansas B when it was put into the armory for Steel. Steel ships can change, and thank goodness for that because FDR is a steel ship.

Right?

Here's an idea of where the Black radar sits in comparison to the comparable Radars on other DD's.
Nothing special, right?
The difference is circled.
The Black's ability to smoke up itself or allies and maintain a radar (the PA DD's must choose one) gives it unparalleled utility. A short nerf to the radar duration does exactly what @Your_SAT_Score highlighted - it means your allies get 1 less salvo on average.

I think the "shafting" is overplayed by a lot of folks. Siegfried is a monster with good armor, biggest guns on a cruiser (until Sevastopol), and extraordinary accuracy.
Just stay away from 434mm+ guns

Best way to communicate that you're chat-banned is to not get chat-banned
Seriously though - the vast majority of players don't speak in-game. Yes, No, Thank you, Help, Run Away, and "PAY ATTENTION TO THAT" are all there in the chat. That should be all need until your chat-ban is up.

Thank you for all the link help, folks!