For once, shock horror, I agree in part with Principes. We were working on SN fixes, and I have always said that existing content fixes/rebalances should be the priority.

However, from his previous posts, I disagree with his vision of SN. I want to see it balanced properly. And to be honest, the BB5/6 don't need a huge amount of work doing, and the BB4 is already an absolute machine... 

Probably about the BB5/6. They are ok, but slightly below what they should be to be honest.

Unfortunately, SDE doesn't have a 9 to 5 Head of Balance that is paid. 

BB6 sucks. big deal.  U shouldnt use BB6 outside of a HA..

The BB3 IM is an amazing BB3 even after the damage/submergence nerf.

the BB4 Stalingrad is a complete monster in regard to BB4's

and the BB5 Soyuz is an extremely fun boat.  Even with the lvl 100 guns going 37 knots, or the lvl 110 guns going 36 knots.

The damage output on the 110 guns in combination with the amazing spread just wrecks boats.

As someone who hates slow boats with a passion i actually ENJOY playing the Soyuz with its 36 knots and high damage output..its quite fun. 

The awesomeness of the BB34 is balanced by the crappy BB56.

I don't think they are 100% awful, but they could use another knot of speed. 

SN BB6 sux in GB and in HA too.

It's a ship slower then kaiser, firepower of a kaiser(tested on live server), has high angle guns(the one thing that makes people dislike amagi).

Why use a P24 when you can use a Kaiser that has space for more then 3 T5 scout, waaaaay better AA, better range, more speed, less gun reload and not much of the high hangtime crap.

Against the rush of AW ships, you will start hitting a AW ship at 33-34 degrees thanks to it's high angle guns and low speed, so it's crap against armored ships to, unless you get a lucky max angle hit.

Thanks to it's high angle and speed, you can't expect to hit anything or slingshot like a Nebby or even an Amagi in a line battle. So yes, the SN BB6 is crap, it's bad in a line battle and against AW rushes and against compact & fast moving ships. It needs more firepower and scouts.

The BB5 is a BB4.5. It's slower than the other BB5, and has the second lowest range. In GB it will probably outperform a H44, but I still find it relatively a crappy BB5. It needs more range in both guns, the triples should be the same as that of H44, the quads like SY.

The BB4 is also a BB4.5 with the 16"guns, and a BB3.5 with the 12" guns. The 16" has too much range and the 12" has too little range. They need to give the 16" crappier spread and the 12" more range.

The only good thing in every SN BB is it's awesome spread right now.

Also, the BB3's aren't awesome either, after the displacement increase for the IM, it's well balanced for a BB3. The Kronshtadt on the other hand, comes in the same category as the Hood.