World of Warships Closed Beta Begins this Weekend

Wargaming.net has announced the launch of the first closed beta for World of Warships. The new game features exciting naval combat from the same company that brought the world the highly popular World of Tanks series. The beta includes several notable mid-20th century sea vessels and strategic naval fleet combat that challenges players to create a platoon of deadly ships and upgrade the most important parts of the team to come out victorious is massive battles. Read on to learn more.

In the Closed Beta, players can test their skills across five original maps and lead the quest of supremacy commanding over 50 U.S. and Japanese warships. In the future, World of Warships will add Japanese aircraft carriers and U.S. battleships to its ever-increasing fleet.

Four classes of warships offer a lot of tactical diversity. Cruisers are nimble vessels; the destroyers’ torpedoes are great for obliterating enemies; battleships are devastating heavy-hitters; aircraft carriers are unmatched in their reconnaissance and sneaky offensives.

Crews (represented by warship commanders) play a key role in gameplay. Levelling up Commanders and gaining points allow players to improve a variety of skills to suit their playstyle. With Modernizations, a ship’s offensive and defensive capabilities can be enhanced.

In Divisions mode, players work together in team of up to three to challenge other opponents. In the future, many battle accomplishments and customization options will be available.

For more information or to sign-up for the closed beta, check out the official World of Warships website.