I'm curious as to what factions and/or ships everyone thinks will be coming to the next batch of PR ships (this obviously includes who you think the DRs will be as well) and a prelude to a potential server (the Discord server) event.
#Priority Research Season 7 Speculation
copper hazel
My thoughts are as follows:
- Iron Blood (PR)
- Sakura Empire (PR)
- Royal Navy (DR)
- Northern Parliament (PR)
- Sardegna Empire (DR)
hollow monolith
- Eagle Union (PR)
- Iris Libre/ Vichiya Dominion (PR)
- Dragon Empery (PR)
- Eagle Union (DR)
- Sardegna Empire (DR)
I dont know I have a feeling we may have another instance of a double faction like PR6
the double faction theory could also apply with Sakura Empire
the other factions would get 1 ofs for ex Iron Blood since they already got the double faction treatment
ancient brook
I'd say:
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Eagle Union (DR)
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Iron Blood (PR)
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Royal Navy (PR)
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Sakura Empire (DR)
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IL/VD (PR)
If we get a IB carrier, I hope it's DR
proud fiber
Royal Navy DR
Sakura Empire DR
Eagle Union PR
Sardegna Empire PR
Sakura Empire PR
copper hazel
@hollow monolith and @proud fiber be mindful, every past season has had at least 1 IB ship so it'd be surprising if there wasn't one this season
proud fiber
Eh it's fine, i am not known for great decisions
And not like we win something, this might just happen who knows
hollow monolith
For me my decision would be a win I use mostly EU and French ships with hints of IB here or there so whenever a ship from those factions gets added its always a win
copper hazel
If we got another US DR, I'd hope it'd be either Ohio or Montana
But they could throw us for a loop and drop Vermont instead
fossil hemlock
I could honestly see Montana as a PR, and then Ohio as a DR
I'm going to guess, for overall PR7:
Eagle Union PR
Iron Blood PR
Sakura Empire DR
French PR
Northern Parliament PR
copper hazel
Considering she's the successor to the Iowa in WoWS and our NJ is a UR
fossil hemlock
Well, I'm just basing it off of the following:
Georgia is technically just an Iowa with 18" guns...and she's only a PR.
Now yes, considering NJ is a UR and Montana is like an Iowa on steroids, I can see the argument for a DR Montana...but I just think an Ohio would be the PR if you're comparing the two
copper hazel
Well, I'm just basing it off of the following:
Georgia is *technically* just an...
Georgia is actually a NoCal with 18" guns
fossil hemlock
Hmm
Interesting
In that case, I guess Montana as a DR would make sense
Throw us for a real loop and give us a Tillman
copper hazel
Meanwhile, Ohio's hull is an elongated version of the Iowa's with Georgia's 18" guns
Aka... the Montana-hull
fossil hemlock
Give us that insane Tillman with the 24 16" guns lol
copper hazel
Give us that insane Tillman with the 24 16" guns lol
Who does Tillman belong to? Remember, PR is the annual WoWS collab, so if it's not in WoWS
fossil hemlock
Who does Tillman belong to? Remember, PR is the annual WoWS collab, so if it's n...
That is news to me, and that kinda sucks tbh.
The Tillmans were some insane designs cooked up by a US Senator who actually despised the Navy back in like the late-mid 1910s
Not in WoWs btw
copper hazel
Really? You didn't know PR was a WoWS collab?
Been that way since PR1 and it's why WoWS also has so many AL collabs
fossil hemlock
I honestly just thought it was like they dug up planned/blueprint ships from each nation and then just decided at random which ones to release each season
Had no idea it was a WoWS collab
copper hazel
And they're also just conveniently all in WoWS XD
fossil hemlock
I don't play WoWS, so idk
copper hazel
Ah
fossil hemlock
I'm going to guess, for overall PR7:
Eagle Union PR
Iron Blood PR
Sakura Empire...
So, all that being said, I guess I will stand by this because I've got no idea XD
hollow monolith
idk either but Im definitely sensing a faction getting a PR and DR double wammy
and either EU or Sakura may be part of it
Sardegna definitely has demand for getting a ship already like it’s literally just Marco Polo
girl needs some stronk friends
as well as DE
for EU I have these are wants:
Texas
Midway
Alaska
BB, CV, CA boom good options
for French I personally would like to see a good FP destroyer so Aigle is def my pick for that
if we’re talking WoWs coming into play then for the pastas cmon Cristoforo DR
colddd
blissful kettle
Royal Navy DR
Sardegna PR
Iron Blood PR
Northern Parliament PR
Sakura DR
copper hazel
BB, CV, CA boom good options
Alaska is a CB
And all of those would be regular build ships, not PR
copper hazel
Looking through the past algorithm of the other seasons, one thing is certain
We'll be getting an IB PR ship
Odd seasons have also always given us a HMS ship as well
There's heavy speculation, including claims of confirmation, that we'll be getting a RN/Sardegna (pasta) DR CA
Last year kind of threw off any official pattern with DE and NP, but we've also gotten a French ship almost every season except PR4
My updated thoughts are as follows:
- Iron Blood (PR)
- Iris Libre (PR)
- Royal Navy (DR)
- Northern Parliament (PR)
- Sardegna Empire (DR)
hollow monolith
I would love if Iron Blood got some crazy CV or an AA monster
copper hazel
I could see that new German Atlanta they just released being a possibility
There aren't any CVs they could use, however
copper hazel
Only possibility for a new IB CV in PR would be Manfred or Max Immelmann
But those would need to be DR and IB gets DRs in even seasons
hollow monolith
the Royal Navy DR is intriguing to me
copper hazel
They might not get the DR, but they've had 1 DR each odd season since PR3
copper hazel
Mhm
hollow monolith
oh and Implacable came out not too long ago granted its not a DR but its another UR for them
copper hazel
Which, when looking at it, while getting a USS ship would be nice... they haven't had a ship in an odd PR season since Priority Research released
hollow monolith
I like the theory speculation I mean they do release things pretty consistently according to their schedule
so a scheduled pattern of PR/DR factions release is not farfetched
copper hazel
PR1: RN, RN, SE, SE, IB, IL
PR2: EU, EU, SE, SE•, IB•, VD
PR3: RN, RN•, IB, IB, IL
PR4: EU, SE•, IB•, IB, SE (pasta)
PR5: RN•, IB, DE, NP, IL•
PR6: EU•, SE, IB, IB•, VD
The dots represent who the DRs are
hollow monolith
oh its a bit confusing since you hv both USS and EU
copper hazel
Had to specify PR4s second SE since Sakura Empire and Sardegna Empire
Yeah, meant for that to be Eagle Union EU
Should be fixed now
hollow monolith
huh
I find it strange how the odd numbers
go from PR1 - 0 DR PR3 - 1 DR PR5 - 2 DR
and all the evens have 2 DRs
copper hazel
PR1 was the introduction to the concept, before DR/UR rarity was really a thing, and was just a general WoWS collab and complete tasks to get the ship thing
It's also before we really expanded into the other minor factions
hollow monolith
I get the introduction but PR3 is strange being the only one that had 1 DR
copper hazel
I get the introduction but PR3 is strange being the only one that had 1 DR
It was the first one that dropped down to 5 ships instead of 6
hollow monolith
hm
idk if its just me
but I would prefer it to be the 5 ships with 1 DRs and 4 PRs
but hey power creep gotta power creep and also more DR treatment is pretty exciting
blissful kettle
Just got back from my trip to the future:
- Iron Blood gets their first pr without representation
- Sakura Empire gets a main fleet addition
- In an effort to continue catering to piss faction enjoyers, both the Russians and the Italians get a vanguard with the latter being decisive
- The 2nd decisive is British main fleet
- An American vanguard that has really strong niche uses is your 3rd priority slot of 4
- Unexpectedly, the French go back to back but get an Iris Libre one this time, a vanguard
copper hazel
No IB representation would probably get the same reaction as Anson's design did from the wehraboo community
Eagle Union representation has always been in even numbered PR seasons, so they are unlikely to get one in PR7
You also stated 6 overall ships which hasn't been a thing since PR2
Sakura Empire, while having been in both PR1 and PR2, has been consistent with appearing in even numbered seasons as well, so also unlikely
If you think getting a French ship in PR is surprising... PR4 was the surprise when we didn't get one
But that could also be part of the growing algorithm
FFNF (1), MNF (2), FFNF (3) -break- (4) FFNF (5), MNF (6), FFNF (potentially 7)
blissful kettle
No IB representation would probably get the same reaction as Anson's design did ...
Good, those dudes need their wings clipped for a second
And with how bad this new IB event is, I'm fine with just having the cool ships from before
copper hazel
Good, those dudes need their wings clipped for a second
Frankly, I don't see it ever happening as it's also a revenue source
blissful kettle
anything is a revenue source if you sexualize it enough
copper hazel
Yes, but the wehr's want their ships
blissful kettle
True, Hindenburg was giga popular and Felix aged well as people found out she's really good
I was mostly going off the fact they got 2 last PR
copper hazel
They also got 2 in PR4 and PR3
blissful kettle
I know, and even though IB is my favourite faction I'd be fine skipping a PR with them
Give some room to the other factions
copper hazel
While I also agree as an IB main, logically, and based on the past 6 years, it won't happen
PR will always have at least 1 IB ship with each season
blissful kettle
I do think that if IB gets one, it'll be main fleet again
3 consecutive vanguards releasing would be strange
Hopefully a CV
copper hazel
There are no CVs they could get
Since PR is a WoWS collab, it has to be a ship in the game and they pull from T8 up to T10 with T10s always being DR ships and T9s being either or
If it's mainfleet, it'd either be something from the BC line or another BB
We'd be looking at potential for: Zieten, Brandenburg, Anhalt, and Pommern
Though, Pommern would be a more likely candidate for DR and I highly doubt IB would get a DR this year
copper hazel
Cruiser options could be: Schill, Wiesbaden, Siegfried, and Admiral Schröder but the last 2 I would put them in the same category as Pommern as better candidates for DR options
And then for destroyers: G. J. Maerker and ZF-6
So, unless they drop down to some T7 ships... there actually aren't a whole lot of options
blissful kettle
Depends, if WoWs releases t8 through 10 quicker than pr's come out they'll technically never run dry
copper hazel
For this season, it's limited to about 7 possibilities
Cause, again, I highly doubt IB would pull another DR this season
Now, if it is true that Italy is getting a DR CA... there's not many possibilities
Napoli was designed as a BC and considering Ägir was part of the O-Class candidates and is the only one of her 3 sisters to be a CB... makes Napoli iffy
Drake is the only AL ship that harbors the possibility of Napoli coming in as a CA likely
Venezia is also highly probable
Brindisi is also potential and the least likely being Michelangelo
blissful kettle
I think Venezia is the most likely candidate myself.
But Manjuu has always had some wildcard tendencies
copper hazel
Yeah... they could very well change it up entirely and give us a BB
normal bolt
If Royal Navy were to get another blueprint ship, what would be a likely candidate? So far I can only think of Lion, Audacious, Malta and the Jutland DD
copper hazel
If Royal Navy were to get another blueprint ship, what would be a likely candida...
Considering it's a WoWS collab, it could be any of the fantasy ships they've made
And considering most of the ships you listed I'm fairly certain were at least laid down... they would not be candidates for PR
Somme and Druid are potential options for DD
modest crow
I don't get it
copper hazel
I don't get it
Neither do I
modest crow
Oh
copper hazel
But that's what's been posted as "proof"
All I'm getting from translate is how many researches completed
And then it translates to roughly "For example, there's a ... cruiser from Sardinia"
deft pier
Given the list I've been compiling; it's probably going to be:
1 Sakura Empire PR - One from either the Battlecruiser line or Daisen/Tsurugi
1 Royal Navy DR - Defence or pulled from an existing T10
1 Iris Libre/Vichya Dominion PR - One from the new French DD line
1 Sardegna Empire DR - Michaelangelo or Venezia/Napoli```I don't think we'll be getting anything from Sakura Empire
Not impossible, but they've been fairly consistent with being even numbered PR seasons since PR2
deft pier
Problem is they tend to go for a lot of relatively new ship lines (ignoring this last year, given WOWS doing almost nothing but non-main faction lines)
So you're basically left with IJN BCs, the new French DDs and that's really about it
copper hazel
They could also drop the Borodino or Navarin on us
Or any of the T9 Chinese battleships
copper hazel
https://twitter.com/AzurLane_EN/status/1809074727262302243
Admiral Nakhimov was announced as well
deft pier
Twitter
copper hazel
Yep
modest crow
Admiral Nakhimov chibi animations: https://preview.redd.it/35y41ye5rnad1.gif?width=996&format=mp4&s=0b2c9b3a9509bff8e9690107e76e20376aef1125
deft pier
copper hazel
Twitter
So, the list is:
DR - RN Napoli (CA)
DR - SN Admiral Nakhimov (CV)
PR - IJN Daisen (BB/BC)
PR - USS Halford (DDV)
PR - FFNF Bayard (CL)
So, unless they drop another ship to bring us back to 6 ships overall...
deft pier
Rip IB
deft pier
I have no idea when the deadline was on selecting ships for PR7 but IB didn't have much going for it to be honest.
T8 CL Wiesbaden - Dual 128 mm/61 KM40 Turret
T8 CA Schill - Triple 283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 Turret (Scharnhorst Guns for Vanguard)
T10 DD Z-42 - Dual 105 mm/65 SK C/33 Turret
T10 DD Georg Hoffman - No Unique Equipment according to Dev Blog Listing
They might've been able to repurpose Friedrich Carl for Schill but that would've been it