Captains!

Our collaboration with Arpeggio of Blue Steel — Ars Nova — continues! The "Fleet of Fog" flagships have arrived in the Armory—the mighty super battleship, X ARP Yamato, and heavy cruiser VIII ARP Maya.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2285592291

Interested? Click on the Participate button to gain access to a special chain of combat missions.

Visit the Armory to obtain the new Arpeggio ships with Port slots, special Commanders with unique voiceovers, and valuable items.
The bundles will be available for purchase until: Fri. 27 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Mighty super battleship X ARP Yamato and heavy cruiser VIII ARP Maya are ready to lead the "Fleet of Fog" forces into battle! In the Armory, you can purchase these ships individually or in a large bundle that also includes a unique upgrade for ARP Yamato, the ARPEGGIO permanent camouflage for IX Musashi, Commanders with unique voiceovers, and other items.

Please note: if deemed necessary, balance changes may be applied to X ARP Yamato.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1453970/World_of_Warships__ARP_Maya/
The ARPEGGIO permanent camouflage for IX Musashi is also available in the Armory, together with a Commander with a unique voiceover, and a combat mission that grants bonus XP.





The Premium Shop features "Fleet of Fog" ships that have already proved themselves in battle—heavy cruisers VII ARP Ashigara, VII ARP Nachi, VII ARP Haguro, and VII ARP Myōkō; fast battleships V ARP Kirishima, V ARP Haruna, V ARP Kongō, and V ARP Hiei; and versatile heavy cruiser VIII ARP Takao, with her powerful artillery, torpedo launchers, high speed, and low detectability. Together with this ship, you'll also receive the alternative ARPEGGIO RED permanent camouflage.

Each ship comes with an eponymous Commander with a unique voiceover and a Port slot.

The Premium Shop is stocked with a single pack that includes all these ships with 10-skill-point Commanders.
The bundles will be available for purchase until: Fri. 27 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

• ‌‌VIII ARP Takao
  
• ‌‌VII ARP Ashigara
  
• ‌‌VII ARP Nachi
  
• ‌‌VII ARP Myōkō
  
• ‌‌VII ARP Haguro
  
• ‌‌V ARP Kirishima
  
• ‌‌V ARP Haruna
  
• ‌‌V ARP Kongō
  
• ‌‌V ARP Hiei
  
• ARPEGGIO RED permanent camouflage for ARP Takao
  
• Commander Takao with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Ashigara with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Nachi with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Myōkō with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Haguro with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Kirishima with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Haruna with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Kongō with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Hiei with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Iona with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Gunzo Chihaya with 10 skill points
  
• 9×Port slots

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1455960/World_of_Warships__ARP_Takao/
All of the Arpeggio of Blue Steel ships in a single bundle! The heavy cruisers and battleships are equipped with powerful main battery artillery and capable of reaching high speeds.

Commander Iona and Commander Gunzo Chihaya have specializations for V ARP Kirishima and VIII ARP Takao, respectively. All Arpeggio Commanders have unique voiceovers and specializations for their same-name ships. You can have more than one of each of the Arpeggio Commanders in your roster simultaneously.












ARP ships are Premium ships. This means that they earn more credits per battle and their permanent camouflages provide bonuses to XP, as well as reduce the cost of their post-battle service. You can reassign Commanders from any Japanese ships to ARP ships without having to retrain them. XP earned on ARP ships can be converted into Free XP. ARP ships have a special set of unique visual effects for shell and torpedo hits, fire, and flooding.

You can disable the display of additional content any time. All bonuses provided by camouflages are active even when their display is disabled. In this case, the standard permanent camouflage, or in case a ship lacks one, the Type 5 camouflage, will be displayed.

Starts: Fri. 13 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Fri. 27 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

To complete the chain of combat missions, you need to earn "Hits to citadel" ribbons, deal damage to enemy ships, and earn XP. For completing stages of the chain, you'll earn X-Ray Papa Unaone and Sierra Bravo signals. The final reward comes in the form of Commander Kirishima with a unique voiceover and 6 skill points.

The anime and manga are set in the near future, at a time when the mysterious Fleet of Fog has seized control over the World Ocean. An enigmatic and invincible squadron is made up of the reincarnations of legendary ships from the first half of the 20th century, with Kongō, Kirishima, and Takao being among them.

Equipped with a mysterious superweapon, and led by battleship Yamato, the new masters of the oceans block the humans from accessing the seas—destroying anything that dares to move offshore. Many corners of the earth, including Japan, find themselves isolated and cut off from the rest of the world.

Ships of the Fleet of Fog are commanded by their human-like Mental Models. Iona, the Mental Model of Japanese submarine I-401, chooses to defect across to the humans in a bid to turn the tide of the war against the Fleet of Fog.

Captains!

Three years have passed since World of Warships first appeared on Steam! We're happy that so many players have revealed their talents for conquering in our epic naval battles during this time. Keep up that spirit!

For the anniversary, you'll receive some special combat missions. Completing them will grant you access to unique branded items such as a container, camouflages, and a Steam flag. For that to happen, simply enter battles playing Tier V ships and higher, and earn 10,000 total XP and 20,000 Commander XP.

The Steam container includes economic signals and one of the following items: 10,000 Free XP; 5x Steam camouflages; 1 day of Premium Account; or 250 doubloons.

Starts: Fri. 13 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Ends: Mon. 30 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

You can complete the chain of combat missions playing Tier V–X ships in Random and Co-op Battles, as well as in Operations.

Still haven't upgraded to a Tier V ship? Then the special DLC that includes Texas will help you complete the combat missions—you will be able to stand at her helm for 3 days after downloading the expansion from the link.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/934640/World_of_Warships__Rental_Texas_3_Days/
The countdown starts once you've added the DLC to your library and entered the game.

Are you new to World of Warships or do you have fewer than eight battles under your belt? Then simply finish two battles playing a Tier III ship or higher and you will receive Tier V battleship Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya in a rare Victory Day permanent camouflage, a Commander with 6 skill points, and some unique branded items—Steam boxes, Steam camouflages and a Steam flag!

Dear Captains,

As we've all learned throughout the current year, the times are as unpredictable as the seas. Now, like a sudden squall, the current global health crisis has taken another turn for the worse, and some of us have found ourselves once again having to ride out the storm.

As a token of our appreciation for you spending your time with us through the difficulties of the past months, and to help you stay strong and brave the elements, we would like to share a special gift with you and the entire World of Warships community.

Anyone who chooses to spend some of their time playing World of Warships in this period will be able to claim the following gifts by clicking the button below:

• 7 days of Warships Premium Account
  
• 1x Dunkirk container
  
• 1x Vive la France container
  
• 1x Hunt for Bismarck container
  
• 1x American Cruisers container
  
• 1x Battle of North Cape container
  
• 1x Royal Navy Destroyers container
  
• 1x "In the service of the Motherland" container

Gift available to claim until: Thu. 26 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Please note: the 7-day countdown of your Premium Account time will begin immediately after clicking the button.

Stay safe, Captains.

Let's Turn the Tide together.
−The World of Warships crew

We’ve joined forces with Verizon to invite players from all realms to participate in a special tournament with a grand prize pool of $30,000 and the Verizon Branches Challenge — an exhibition tournament featuring four teams of U.S. Army, Navy, Marines and Airforce veterans competing to support their charity of choice.

Dates: 27/11/2020 — 06/12/2020

Participate in our special Clan battles season, place among the top four teams on your server and we will invite you to participate in the tournament and have a shot at the grand prize pool of $30,000!

Qualifications run from: 27/11/2020 — 29/11/2020 — Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Format: 9 vs. 9 playing Tier VIII ships
Restrictions: Up to two battleships per team, up to five cruisers per team, up to four destroyers per team and no aircraft carriers
Rewards

• 10,000 doubloons per clan for Top 25 clans (globally)
  
• 5,000 doubloons per clan for clans ranked 25th -100th (globally)
  
• An invitation to the Verizon Warrior’s Championship for the top 4 clans of each region

Maps: North, Islands of Ice, Mountain Range, Warrior’s Path, Sleeping Giant, Greece, Northern Waters

• Participate in our special qualification clan battles season and place among the top four clans in your region.
  
• Clan commanders of the top four teams in each region will be contacted via the e-mail address linked to their account and invited to participate in the tournament.

Note: Due to the short time frame between qualifications and the tournament, you will have only 24 hours to respond and provide us with a full roster of participating players from your clan.

Regional Qualifiers: 05/12/2020

Times

• ASIA 13:00 — 17:00 UTC
  
• CIS 13:00 — 17:00 UTC
  
• EU 16:00 — 20:00 UTC
  
• NA 16:00 — 20:00 UTC

International Playoffs: 06/12/2020

Times

• All regions 14:00 — 19:00 UTC

Note: All teams must be available to play during the specified time frames. Detailed match times will be communicated to Clan Commanders following a successful qualification. If a team fails to show up, it will be disqualified.

Clan Commanders of the top-4 clans from each region will be contacted via the E-mail linked to their accounts by December 1st and are required to respond to this invitation within 24 hours. This response needs to include:

• Username, In-Game Player ID and Real Name of each participating player.
  Note: A player may only be a member of one team, regardless of region.
  
• Commanders may nominate between 9 and 12 players to participate.
  Note: Nominated players must be part of the qualifying clan when this information is sent.
  
• A team logo

Note:  In case this response is not sent in the allotted 24-hour time frame, the tournament organizer will contact the next-placed team and the qualifying clan will forfeit their qualification for the tournament. The same rules apply for the next-placed team when contacted.

Players or Clans are ineligible to participate in the tournament if:

• They are suspended in-game due to a violation of the game rules at the time of the nomination.
  
• They have been previously warned for the use of forbidden modifications according to paragraph 8 of the Game Rules.
  
• They have an inappropriate nickname / clan name that violates paragraph 4 of the Game Rules or in any way disparages the developers, tournament organizers, tournament sponsors or participating teams.
  
• They have an ineligible clan logo that violates the Game Rules or the restrictions set out in the Contest Rules document.
  
• There is any indication that they were violating the Game Rules or EULA during the qualification stage, including sharing accounts with other players or allowing other players access to their accounts.
  
• Should an ineligible player be submitted as part of the roster, the clan commander will be required to nominate a replacement that is eligible within 24 hours.

• All tournament games are to be played on the EU server.
  
  • Regional qualifiers are played on regional servers.
• Appropriately fitted out tournament accounts will be sent to teams to ensure all teams can compete on an equal footing. Players can decide whether they want to use the designated tournament account or their private account.

Note: Tournament accounts may only be used in training rooms and any violation of the Game Rules with these may lead to an exclusion from the tournament and sanctions may be applied to a player’s main account. Tournament accounts may only be used by their assigned player, as communicated by the Clan Commander. Violations of this rule may lead to an exclusion from the tournament and sanctions may be applied to a player’s main account.

• The language of the tournament is English. As such, the clan commander needs to be able to communicate in English, or nominate a team spokesperson who is able to handle communications for the team.
  
• Clan commanders and team spokespeople (where applicable) are required to join a dedicated discord server which will be used for all communication related to the running of the tournament, picks/bans, disputes and questions.

The top 4 teams from each region will play a single elimination tournament during regional playoffs.

• Round 1 — Best of 3:
  
  • Game 1: 1st placed team vs. 3rd placed team
    
  • Game 2: 2nd placed team vs. 4th placed team
• Round 2 — Best of 3:
  
  • Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2

The winners of each regional qualifier will play a double-elimination tournament during International playoffs.

• Round 1 — Best of 3:
  
  • Game 1: Winner ASIA vs. Winner CIS
    
  • Game 2: Winner EU vs. Winner NA
• Round 2 — Mixed:
  
  • Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 — Best of 5
    
  • Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 — Best of 3

All games will be played with 9 players and Tier 8 ships in the following configuration:

• 0-2 Battleships
  
• 3-5 Cruisers
  
• 2-4 Destroyers
  
• 0 Aircraft Carriers

Clan Commanders will be able to undergo a pick/ban process for ship selection prior to each series.

• For the purposes of the pick/ban process, the tournament organizer will select a random team to go first.

Each team will ban one ship (this can be the same ship)

• In case a ship with an alternate version is banned, the alternate version is also considered as banned. (i.e. VIII Massachusetts and VIII Massachusetts B or VIII Atago and VIII ARP Takao)

• North
  
• Islands of Ice
  
• Mountain Range
  
• Warrior’s Path
  
• Sleeping Giant
  
• Greece
  
• Northern Waters

Clan Commanders will be able to undergo a pick/ban process for the map pick prior to each series. If a team is not ready to start the pick/ban process at least 10 minutes before the round’s scheduled start time, random picks and bans will be chosen for that team.

• Each team will ban one map (this can be the same map)
  
• Each team will choose one map and spawn
  
• For the Best of 5, teams will alternate picking two maps each.
  
• The tournament organizer will select a random map as the final map, with a random spawn allocated to each team.

• 1st place — $15,000 (fifteen thousand US dollars)
  
• 2nd place — $10,000 (ten thousand US dollars)
  
• 3rd place — $5,000 (five thousand US dollars)

Note: The amounts of the Prizes are specified per winning team and will be divided in equal parts among all the team members. Please make sure to check the detailed information on the payouts in the Contest Rules.

The tournament organizers have final say in regards to any and all disputes and complaints.

• In case a team wants to submit a complaint, they must do so on the dedicated discord server, immediately after the action in question has taken place.

• During each game series, each clan commander has the right to ask for one game to be restarted, if no more than 2 minutes of game time have elapsed, for the following reasons:
  
  • A player was disconnected
    
  • A player experienced a client crash
    
  • The training room’s settings were configured incorrectly
• In case a game has restarted, players have to ready up as soon as possible with the same ships, loadout and captain skills as they started the game with initially.

Note: When asking for the restart, the reason has to be provided and approval has to be given by the tournament organizer or his designated representative on discord.

• Players may only use modifications from the official World of Warships ModStation.

• In the unlikely event of a tie during the tournament, the teams will be required to play an additional deciding match on a random map with random spawns.

On December 5th and 6th, veterans from the United States military will face off on the high seas to raise money for charity. Tune in to our coverage of this Verizon Branches challenge and find out which branch of the US military has what it takes to stand victorious.

Commanders!

We’re holding a special and easy-to-enter giveaway—one lucky winner will be picked at random.

1. Click here
   
2. Click the Like button
   
3. Then leave a comment—and that's it!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2278939566

• Winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users—only one comment per user will be taken into consideration.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.

• Premium Ship VI container

We wish you good luck and following seas!

Commanders!

We’re holding a special and easy-to-enter giveaway—one lucky winner will be picked at random.

1. Click here
   
2. Click the Like button
   
3. Then leave a comment—and that's it!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2275992678

• Winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users—only one comment per user will be taken into consideration.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.

• Premium Ship VI container

We wish you good luck and following seas!

Captains!

Which component of the game is most important to you? Global multiplayer gaming? The militaristic naval setting? Is it realistic ships? Tell us about your preferences, and we'll grant you one day of Warships Premium Account!
                          

1. Find the "Popular user-defined tags for this product" section on the right-hand side of the main page of the game.
   
2. Click the "+" symbol.
   
3. Select a tag (or create your own) that’s applicable to World of Warships. To select an existing tag from the list, click the "+" symbol next to the tag of your choice.
   
4. Share your list of tags in the comments of this news item.
   
5. Within a matter of days, you'll be granted 1 day of Warships Premium Account (for your account associated to the Steam account)!

Attention! During this event, 1 day of Warships Premium Account will be granted only once, regardless of the number of tags issued.

Good luck in battle, Captains!

If you like reading our news on Steam, it’s likely that you’ve already subscribed. But if you haven’t yet — there’s an even more pleasant reason to do so now!

Each month our subscribers will get some goodies, and they might be different each time! We’re going to send out a Steam container today(for those already subcribed) and at the end of the month too, which contains:

1. In the first slot:
   
   • 5x Steam camouflage patterns:
     
     • +75% ship XP per battle
       
     • +75% Commander XP per battle
       
     • +75% Free XP per battle
       
     • –3% to the ship's detectability range by sea
       
     • +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
   • or 10,000 Free XP
     
   • or 1 day of Warships Premium Account
     
   • or 250 doubloons
2. In the second slot: 5x signal flags (Zulu, Zulu Hotel, or Papa Papa)
   
3. In the third slot: 5x signal flags (Juliet Charlie or November Foxtrot)

We’re going to use Steam inventory items for distribution, so you won't miss it when the item arrives—a notification will appear to let you know! After receiving a notification, log in via the Steam client to receive the goodies on your account.

To subscribe, click the "Follow" button

• either on the store page
  
  
• or the community hub
  

Please note: the item can't be added automatically after subscribing to the game. It will be distributed on the specified days, and there may be delays of up to 24 hours.

• You can check if you're currently subscribed on this page.
  
• If you currently have any World of Warships items, you should see them on this page.
  
• Here you can check what items you've received or used, and when.

If you wish, you can also:

• Follow the Wargaming publisher page if you want to know when new games are released.
  
• Join the official Steam group chat to find some good company.

Commanders!

December 10 can't come soon enough! Go-go-go CDProjekt Red!
And in the meantime we’re holding a new community giveaway—one lucky winner will be picked at random.

1. Click here
   
2. Click the Like button
   
3. Then leave a comment—and that's it!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2270215824

• Winners will be picked at random from the pool of participating unique users—only one comment per user will be taken into consideration.
  
• Any comments that break the discussion rules may be deleted or excluded.

• Premium Tier VII destroyer Błyskawica

We wish you good luck and following seas!

Captains! Due to the installation of the Update, the server will be unavailable:

From: Thu. 29 Oct. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)
Until: Thu. 29 Oct. 09:00 CET (UTC+1)
Update size: 4.7 GB


The game event in Update 0.9.10 is presented by combat missions, Daily Shipments, and a new collection dedicated to the U.S. Navy.

For the purposes of standardization, Directives have been renamed "combat mission groups."

Please note: American Tokens can be exchanged for rewards in the Armory until the event ends. After the end of the event, they will be exchanged for credits at the rate of 1:1,000.

The possibility to make this exchange will be available until: Thu. 03 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Start: Thu. 29 Oct. 06:15 CET (UTC+1)
End: Tue. 01 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Rewards for completing the missions and groups: signal flags, camouflages, Coal, Free XP, Elite Commander XP, and Always Courageous containers.

How to get the containers

• Up to 27 containers—by completing combat mission groups.
  
• Up to 4 containers—from Daily Shipments.
  
• Up to 10 containers—by completing special combat missions from the official World of Warships streams.

Each Always Courageous container includes:

• An element of the Always Courageous collection.
  
• 1x special signal (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan), or 1x Stars 'n' Stripes camouflage.
  
• One of the following: 600 Coal; 500 Free XP; 1,500 Elite Commander XP; 3x signals of the same type (Zulu, Papa Papa, Equal Speed Charlie London, India Bravo Terrathree, Zulu Hotel); or 50,000 credits.

You can purchase Always Courageous Premium containers, which offer more rewards, in the Premium Shop, or obtain them in exchange for doubloons in the Armory. The rewards are as follows:

• An element of the Always Courageous collection.
  
• 15x special signals of the same type (Dragon, Wyvern, Red Dragon, Ouroboros, Hydra, Basilisk, Scylla, or Leviathan), or 12x Stars 'n' Stripes camouflages.
  
• 3,400 Coal; or 8,500 Free XP; or 3x Type 59 camouflages.

The newly added "Always Courageous" collection comprises four sections, with four elements in each. It will educate you about the main batteries of battleships, admirals, and medals for service in both World Wars, as well as the main uniform types of enlisted men of the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Reward for completing the sections: 5x Stars 'n' Stripes expendable camouflages; Wings, Stars, and Stars 'n' Stripes patches.

Reward for completing the collection: V Oklahoma in the Military permanent camouflage, and a Commander with 6 skill points.

V Oklahoma is a Nevada-class battleship, the unique feature of which is her ten 356 mm main caliber guns placed in two twin turrets and two triple turrets. The guns are accurate, have a decent firing range, and cause significant damage per salvo, but take rather a long time to reload. In close quarters, the battleship can make use of her accurate secondary battery guns.

The exchange rate for duplicates is 4:1. To exchange duplicates, you need to select a vacant slot in a collection section, then confirm that you want to exchange your duplicates for the missing item in the window that appears.

Elements of the collection can only be obtained from event-related containers. In Update 0.10.5, we're planning to add Always Courageous containers to the Armory. They will be available in exchange for Coal. Thus, you'll still be able to complete the collection and obtain V Oklahoma if you haven't managed to do so in Update 0.9.10. The exact cost of the containers will be announced later.

During Update 0.9.10, enter the game in the period between October 29 and November 12, inclusive, to start getting valuable rewards via the Daily Shipments section.

You can get a total of 10 rewards, while the shipments are available for 14 days. Thus, you can skip 4 days out of 2 weeks and still claim all the valuable rewards.

When Update 0.9.11 goes live, VIII Kansas, IX Minnesota, and X Vermont will leave Early Access and become available for all players to research.

A new temporary battle type—Key Battle—has been added in Update 0.9.10. Demonstrate your skills in a futuristic competition by assuming command over a ship representing one of three corporations!

• The new battle type pits 16 players against each other and AI-controlled monsters on the gigantic Polygon map.
  
• You start out alone, but you can gather a team of up to three ships directly in battle.
  
• For destroying monsters and other players, you'll get a temporary resource—Battle Points. Having accumulated a certain number of Battle Points, you can also reinforce your ship directly in battle.
  
• The Battle Points you receive aren't lost or spent in battle. You can exchange them for rewards in the Armory.
  
• You'll find a monster with a key closer to the center of the map. If you destroy it, the monster will drop a key that will allow you to escape via the Portal.
  
• Once all the keys have been used or the Portal is closed, the remaining ships will be transported to a special area—the Octagon. The final battle takes place in a gradually shrinking combat zone. The last surviving ship will leave the Polygon successfully.
  
• Successfully escaping the Polygon will bring you additional Battle Points.
  
• Each of the three available ships offers a wide variety of modules that can have a significant impact on the gameplay.

The new themed Port inspired by the Polygon will ensure that you soak in the event's atmosphere before you enter battle.

More details on the Key Battle rules, as well as the available rewards in the Armory, will come in a dedicated article.

Some missions related to Clan development have been added to the Clans section of the menu. Oil is the main reward given for completing these missions, but two of them will deliver Coal to the Clan Treasury. In total, you can earn up to 32,100 Oil and 11,000 Coal. You can also earn the "Formidable Fleet" achievement.



The missions reward Clans for growing in size, participating in the Naval Battle, active playing of the Clan members, and fighting in Clan Battles. More details about the missions are available in the game client.



We've made some changes that will ensure you receive useful information about the status of your ship while controlling a squadron in the air.

• A new marker pointing at your aircraft carrier has been added. It changes to indicate your ship's status: risk of collision, ship detected by the enemy, approaching torpedoes, etc.

• Sound notifications have been updated. The least informative ones have been removed in order to make space for new notifications that relate to the aircraft carrier's status.
  
• We've added the possibility to skip the attack animation and proceed directly to operating a squadron. The aircraft invulnerability period will be reduced by the duration of the skipped part of the animation.

The new Samurai permanent camouflage for X Shikishima has been added and made available in exchange for three Ranked Tokens.

The opportunity to exchange 12,500 Research Points for 250,000 Free XP in the Research Bureau didn't prove to be popular, so it will be removed.

The possibility to make this exchange will be available until: Sat. 14 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)