Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25730832-20160122165904/@comment-72.145.249.222-20160407002239

It hasn't been removed (carriers still carry Hellcats, Helldivers, and Avengers with their names translated), and in fact it's been added to what with the Liberation bombers. They only things they've done to avoid the Abyssal = USN implication is adding a few new Abyssal ships that resemble in-game ship girls. All their equipment and all the Installations are Allied. Quite frankly, the devs' attempts at changing the implication have been half-assed at best.

That being said, the hypocrisy in this thread is appalling. So many people complain that introducing American ships will attract hyper patriots that will chant "USA!" every third sentence, but the hyper Japanese patriots that have been a part of the fandom since Day 1 are somehow acceptable. They complain that US ships will overshadow the Japanese ships or have better equipment, but then clamor over Prinz Eugen for her German radar. And then they say that American ships are all going to be arrogant assholes who are going to gloat about their accomplishments or capabilities, and then meanwhile celebrate when the Japanese ships do the exact same thing ("Nightmare of Solomon" Yuudachi, "Big Seven" Nagato, "Super" Kitakami-sama, "Sniper of the ocean" Iku, etc.). If Imuya can gloat about sinking Yorktown, then why can't Archerfish gloat about sinking Shinano? If Yuudachi is portrayed as a badass for her actions at Guadalcanal, why can't Johnston be one for fighting off Yamato? I don't see why the US ships have to be modest or apologetic to avoid stepping on anyone's toes when the Japanese ships clearly don't care enough to do the same.