General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: fullmetalbullet on June 18, 2015, 12:50:38 PM
Title: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on June 18, 2015, 12:50:38 PM
Hello all, it has been so long since i have been on AH, mostyl due to school and work, but I have found the WoWS and AW are fine fillers for my limited spare time. i know AW is still in beta but man is it coming along great, and WoWs even though it has a crappy MM it is still fun to play. I am writing this to find out if anyone else has had the pleasure of playing these two games, or both?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: bustr on June 18, 2015, 04:28:38 PM
OK,
How is the AH audience supposed to digest this? Are you a shill for one or both of those games? Are you trying to entice AH players to come over to those games?
Obviously you take part in both of those games and no longer AH. So why do you need to ask AH players about said games?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Zoney on June 18, 2015, 04:44:41 PM
How is the AH audience supposed to digest this? Are you a shill for one or both of those games? Are you trying to entice AH players to come over to those games?
Obviously you take part in both of those games and no longer AH. So why do you need to ask AH players about said games?
+1
Every time I see a post like this, I think the same. I just do not respond to them. In this case I am responding to Bustr's excellent post.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 19, 2015, 10:46:39 AM
Well, believe it or not, some of us do play these games. And this is in the O'Club last I checked. Shouldn't have bothered posting into it if it rustled your jimmies. :)
I haven't touched Armored Warfare, and though I may do so at a later date. Looks like WoT with modern era vehicles. War Thunder still has the one up on WoT/AW's HP system.
World of Warships is something I play, not a ton, but I have vested a good amount of time into it. You are right about MM being a PITA, but Fire is also a problem. Karnak pointed out that in another thread (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,370815.0.html), watching a Yamato and Montana burn to death is lame, and he would be right. CBT is CBT though, and they are still working on balancing issues.
Also, a little FYI, I still have an active account with Aces High. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on June 22, 2015, 06:36:59 PM
How is the AH audience supposed to digest this? Are you a shill for one or both of those games? Are you trying to entice AH players to come over to those games?
Obviously you take part in both of those games and no longer AH. So why do you need to ask AH players about said games?
Oh I still play AH, and i am not promoting either game :3. I am simply asking if there are those who play, and if any of them would like to play along with me. sadly i don't play AH as often as i used to, because it is so long to get into a fight, even a good fight. either people run from a fight as soon as they loose the advantage, or just ram without care for a good fight. and last time I checked the O-Club was where you went to post and ask/talk about this sort of stuff.
Well, believe it or not, some of us do play these games. And this is in the O'Club last I checked. Shouldn't have bothered posting into it if it rustled your jimmies. :)
I haven't touched Armored Warfare, and though I may do so at a later date. Looks like WoT with modern era vehicles. War Thunder still has the one up on WoT/AW's HP system.
World of Warships is something I play, not a ton, but I have vested a good amount of time into it. You are right about MM being a PITA, but Fire is also a problem. Karnak pointed out that in another thread (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,370815.0.html), watching a Yamato and Montana burn to death is lame, and he would be right. CBT is CBT though, and they are still working on balancing issues.
Also, a little FYI, I still have an active account with Aces High. :)
I agree, but at least AW is taking steps toward making the Match Maker better and to take into account player stats along with Tier. and they are trying their best to make an over all better product. I Like WT for the fact that they have Korean war era jets :3. nothing like picking on and beating up little Mig15s and other communist dogs puny aircraft lol.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 22, 2015, 09:43:58 PM
yeah I watched a lot of videos on WoWs and finally preordered a cpl weeks back. I have been having a blast dodging torps as a cv desperately tries to get away from my Phoenix or Kuma. Stay away from their forums unless you wanna see a bunch of grown men with lil girl avatars(srsly wtf is that).
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: PR3D4TOR on June 22, 2015, 10:34:33 PM
Maybe it's their daughters... (Yeah right lol)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: JVboob on June 22, 2015, 11:21:42 PM
I am excited for World of warships. I will probably play it when both of of these criteria are met 1. No squaddies on and 2. arenas are uner 50 players. so like right after work for a couple rounds then check AH and prolly end up with some air time. AH is first and formost and has been for the past 10 years for me.
Still excited for warships none the less
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 22, 2015, 11:38:14 PM
yeah I watched a lot of videos on WoWs and finally preordered a cpl weeks back. I have been having a blast dodging torps as a cv desperately tries to get away from my Phoenix or Kuma. Stay away from their forums unless you wanna see a bunch of grown men with lil girl avatars(srsly wtf is that).
That was what tipped me to buying into the CBT, watching some video's. :) I made a goal, Mogami and Yamato. I've reached the Mogami, but was surprised by the BB line. By far a large portion of my battles have been in the BB. But it's a major PITA working to the Yamato. The Izumo is a bit of a pain as I can't do jack against a DD that is chasing me. At least with the other BB's, I can kill the DD's chasing me (it's funny because it's like having someone slowly flying towards your 6 when in bombers). Made more than a couple of DD's pay for this. :devil Don't chase a BB without something in front to force a turn. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 24, 2015, 06:27:25 PM
That was what tipped me to buying into the CBT, watching some video's. :) I made a goal, Mogami and Yamato. I've reached the Mogami, but was surprised by the BB line. By far a large portion of my battles have been in the BB. But it's a major PITA working to the Yamato. The Izumo is a bit of a pain as I can't do jack against a DD that is chasing me. At least with the other BB's, I can kill the DD's chasing me (it's funny because it's like having someone slowly flying towards your 6 when in bombers). Made more than a couple of DD's pay for this. :devil Don't chase a BB without something in front to force a turn. :aok
Yeah I love stalking BBS in the dd's by far the ship I have most fun with is the Phoenix, with the New Orleans close behind. I am horrible at the cvs cant hit anything with manual and when I do I don't give the torps time to arm lol.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: ROC on June 24, 2015, 08:35:26 PM
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Hello all, it has been so long since i have been on AH,
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Oh I still play AH, and i am not promoting either game
Post away about other games, this is the O'Club, but keep your stories straight, people might find you more credible. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 24, 2015, 09:30:49 PM
Yeah I love stalking BBS in the dd's by far the ship I have most fun with is the Phoenix, with the New Orleans close behind. I am horrible at the cvs cant hit anything with manual and when I do I don't give the torps time to arm lol.
I like the Phoenix and New Orleans too, they citadel well. :t
I haven't touched DD's or CV's yet. I didn't plan to till I met both goals. Judging by rough time that OBT will hit, I may not reach the Yamato before end of CBT. One ship I am going to miss is the Warspite. She's a fun one, that. :aok It is possible she'll return when they finally get around to adding the RN line though. We'll see. I'm already set for the USS Arkansas, so it's pretty smooth for me at this point and while I COULD push for the Yamato, by popping in and doing some rounds after work but, I have a NASTY habit of letting the time slip by while playing. Last thing I need is for it to be 3-4am, since I have to wake at 9 for work. :bhead It's the primary reason I don't do anything during my work week, with the exception (providing I REMEMBER) of FSO. :(
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Scherf on June 25, 2015, 11:15:36 AM
I hope World of Warships doesn't have the same foul-mouthed childishness as World of Tanks. Complete turn-off, here's to HTC for keeping ch 200 under control.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on June 25, 2015, 12:59:33 PM
They mostly get people complaining about CVs being to powerful. even though they keep nerfing them. and they gave AA a nerfing to which sucks. i understand though. US BBs and CAs have damn good AA guns.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 25, 2015, 07:14:43 PM
They mostly get people complaining about CVs being to powerful. even though they keep nerfing them. and they gave AA a nerfing to which sucks. i understand though. US BBs and CAs have damn good AA guns.
The Iowas are amazing at AA. CV tho are pretty much insta dead against a decent dd driver, just ite them up and chase em down. It is really gratifying tho wen you dodged multiple barrages of torps to sink a cv.
also I think Open beta is close my stats have been wiped on their website.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 25, 2015, 08:44:39 PM
I hope World of Warships doesn't have the same foul-mouthed childishness as World of Tanks. Complete turn-off, here's to HTC for keeping ch 200 under control.
Nope. It's got it's share of retard. And it'll get worse once OBT hits. When chat gets crappy, I ignore the crappy. Surprisingly easy, though if I could I would like to de-tune it. lol
Nathan, OBT won't hit (from my understanding) till sometime August or September. They still need to finish the USN and IJN trees.
As for CV's, I thought the drop distance required for Manual drop should be increased, as they could almost drop them on you and score hits. Annoying to say the least. This is with me taking the necessary actions to AVOID being hit. I wanted that pushed out a bit, around 75% of an auto drop. The grouping of manual drop is much tighter than with auto after all. I don't go out Rambo in my BB's. I've seen others do it and get eaten by CV's and it's kind of funny. I'll stick close to other BB's or CA's if able. Good CA's will stick close to the BB's till the air threat is dealt with. Sadly, not many of them around. But that isn't my biggest peve right now. The big issue I have right now is Fire. It's a major PITA for my BB's, even my CA's. Get 3 fires going, and your HP melts. It is a bit much. :bhead
Mind you, I haven't played in a week (been working). So I do not know what is going on right now. I heard the new patch nerfed CV's pretty hard, and there are other tid-bits I may not agree with. I'll find out once I pop in.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 25, 2015, 11:27:31 PM
I think they have lowered fire and upped citadel hits, been mauling people with AP. Just hit a tier 3 jap cruiser with the st. Louis and got 4 cit hits he went from full health to no health. The USS Arkansas CBT Ship has been given out tons of people rocking it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Scherf on June 25, 2015, 11:41:28 PM
When chat gets crappy, I ignore the crappy. Surprisingly easy, though if I could I would like to de-tune it. lol
I did de-tune it at one point, then found myself unable to let arty know where I'd be spotting, or to coordinate with other light tanks, or to congratulate team-mates on good play, etc. Seems the programmers were not expert in English-language expletives, as a number of curse words get through - then there's the pms....
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Coalcat1 on June 25, 2015, 11:45:59 PM
I did de-tune it at one point, then found myself unable to let arty know where I'd be spotting, or to coordinate with other light tanks, or to congratulate team-mates on good play, etc. Seems the programmers were not expert in English-language expletives, as a number of curse words get through - then there's the pms....
The post-battle PMs from players you killed telling you exactly how much you "suck"/"hack"/ect are the best. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Scherf on June 25, 2015, 11:52:20 PM
Heh - the ones I get are from "team-mates" who dislike passive scouting. The one time I got ace tanker in my ELC, two guys on the green team tried to kill me.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on June 26, 2015, 01:03:58 AM
The Iowas are amazing at AA. CV tho are pretty much insta dead against a decent dd driver, just ite them up and chase em down. It is really gratifying tho wen you dodged multiple barrages of torps to sink a cv.
also I think Open beta is close my stats have been wiped on their website.
I do great in CVs, mostly due to the fact that 99% of players barely or not even at all pay attention to the planes.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 27, 2015, 05:12:43 AM
The Atlanta....daaayyyammmm the thing is fun but cant take much punishment, pretty much DD insta death (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/Elite/WOWS/atlanta_zps9kfcb10e.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/Elite/WOWS/atlanta_zps9kfcb10e.jpg.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Scherf on June 27, 2015, 07:09:05 AM
Wish WoT would to the same thing with the little reward tags. They come up on screen since 9.8, but they don't stay on the screen they way they do in the WoWS replays I've seen.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: JVboob on June 27, 2015, 10:46:29 PM
I never got emailed back about the closed beta. im just waiting for it to come out
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: vHACKv on June 28, 2015, 01:16:31 AM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on June 28, 2015, 01:35:34 PM
On a serious note, playing against DDs with the original smoke times was horrible, plus it was hard to reset caps when DDs were hiding in the smoke while capping. it's understandable why the change. but hell as someone who loves DDs i do hate the change but understand why they did it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 28, 2015, 03:00:56 PM
The Smoke/Cap combo was annoying as hell. It came down to either nerfing the smoke, increasing the cap time or affect of a ship's class in cap. DD's won't tick the counter anywhere near as much as a BB kind of thing.
Increasing CAP time wasn't going to work, since most players have the attention span of a fly, and coding the ship classes to have different effect on CAP ticks is a PITA. So they went with the easiest option, nerf bat. lol
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on June 28, 2015, 10:21:24 PM
Give it time and they will hit the cruisers with the nerf bat. no more being set on fire by hundreds of HE rounds a minute lol. ugh XD
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 29, 2015, 05:43:30 PM
Well Latrobe, if you are actually dinking around in WoWs again, be sure to hit either myself or bullet up for division. Will make the grind less, grind-y. lol Bullet will be on more often than I, as I don't log in during my work week. For me it's Sat night to Mon evening that I can dedicate some time into it. We just got done with a few hours of game play, me pushing for the Myogi and him for the Bogue. I reached the Myogi, but seeing as the Kawachi has less range than a stone toss from a feeble old woman, it took me a while. He's still a tad off from the Bogue.
With July 4th coming up, unless I get conscripted, I'll be able to start up again on Friday night after FSO. I won't complain, getting paid to play WoWs on the 4th works nicely for me. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Scherf on June 29, 2015, 09:09:43 PM
I've switched battle chat back off. My gaming experience is much improved.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on July 01, 2015, 01:13:22 PM
That being said, I'm happy to see the Warspite is still in-game. I opted to buy her again, because she is a fun one. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Coalcat1 on July 02, 2015, 10:02:46 AM
http://worldofwarships.com (http://worldofwarships.com) Notice the "Download Game" button now? :D :cheers:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on July 02, 2015, 06:30:03 PM
Open beta for sure now, says so on launcher.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: fullmetalbullet on July 03, 2015, 10:28:17 PM
So Volron and Latrobe plays, who else plays either of these two games?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on July 04, 2015, 12:29:32 AM
Im playing WoWs have Volron on my contacts list(haven't seen ya) did play a few games with Coalcat and Raynos and I gotta say Coalcat is good luck(see below ran the Kuma and had some great games) My name in game there is Nathan60215 add me I have tiers 3-7 right now but Id be willing to buy a tier 1 to group up with new players. Bragging: (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/WoW/kumacrushin_zpsh2igyezl.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/WoW/kumacrushin_zpsh2igyezl.jpg.html)
P.s. Dem 9's Doh.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: JVboob on July 04, 2015, 01:50:40 AM
guess what im DL in the morning when i get home!!!! ill log an hour or two then jump in AH.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on July 04, 2015, 03:35:11 AM
Downloading now.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 04, 2015, 05:09:03 AM
I'm focused on reaching the Kongo before I switch towards the Aoba. I'll be focused solely on the IJN tree until I hit my two goals: Mogami and Yamato. :D The only time you'll see me in an Allied ship is if I take my Arkansas Beta or Warspite out for some credits, and to show off a little. :)
I'm still having to get use to the new reticule. There is also something else I'll need to get use to: When you launch your scout plane, targeting get's weird. Well, weird for me. I'll figure it out soon enough but oh boy, is it trippy for me. lol
Nathan, I don't log in during my work week. The only reason I was on today was because I have the 4th off, otherwise you would not have seen me on. I have a nasty habit of letting time slip. Bullet and I were on for about an hour or two after you logged and I didn't even realize it was around 3:30am my time till after bullet logged. So yeah, if I had to work tomorrow, bad juju. lol
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on July 04, 2015, 08:43:24 AM
First thing I got back was my Cleveland and I STILL LOVE IT! One game I had over 200 hits and another I shot down 54 planes! :x
Pretty much stopped on cruisers for now while I work on getting my Benson Destroyer. Getting closer and closer to the Mahan!
Also slowly working on Battleships in my spare time. Got up to the New York now. Not really my thing but once you can start shooting the guns battleships are pretty fun!
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on July 04, 2015, 04:48:38 PM
Merh, wasn't worth the 15 gigs of hard drive space to run around with auto aim on, what feels like a hocky ring. so i deleted it.
They shoulda made a sub game so at least i wouldn't be able to SEE how bad the game is untill i go topside to use the scope/deck guns. (lol)
Wont be playing anything by war gaming anymore. :salute
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 04, 2015, 10:15:16 PM
Eh, to each their own. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Spikes on July 04, 2015, 10:42:14 PM
Merh, wasn't worth the 15 gigs of hard drive space to run around with auto aim on, what feels like a hocky ring. so i deleted it.
LOL there is no autoaim...but with less than 12 hours of experience, your opinion will be taken to heart.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DEECONX on July 05, 2015, 12:08:40 AM
Just downloaded Armored Warfare. I was just talking to a friend not too long ago about how I wished WoT had modern vehicles and voila! Here it is. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: JVboob on July 05, 2015, 12:55:31 AM
Down loaded and played a bit. US only except for my 1.5x on the jap ship. teir II CC and DD unlocked so far. I dunno which class i want to run most. I really want to get in the Nevada class BBs. BB-37 the USS Oklahoma being the reason.
First impression is I like it. Simple fun and interesting so far. Itll entertain me when the skies are empty for sure.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 05, 2015, 02:27:34 AM
Just reached the Kongo and man, so weird looking at the stock Kongo. Too used to the superstructure that it's CBT stock came with. It is nice to finally engage targets at 19k now without the help of a spotter plane. :)
Spent a few matches in my Warspite to have some creds for upgrades to my Kongo and in one match, nailed the magazine in an Omaha with one salvo. 2 citadel's, 1 dead Omaha from full HP. :t Needless to say, he wasn't happy. Add icing on the cake, even guys on his team were telling him that it's quite possible for me to do it. 15" guns do have some capability after all. :D One thing I love about the Warspite is it's accuracy. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on July 05, 2015, 03:38:11 AM
Just reached the Kongo and man, so weird looking at the stock Kongo. Too used to the superstructure that it's CBT stock came with. It is nice to finally engage targets at 19k now without the help of a spotter plane. :)
Spent a few matches in my Warspite to have some creds for upgrades to my Kongo and in one match, nailed the magazine in an Omaha with one salvo. 2 citadel's, 1 dead Omaha from full HP. :t Needless to say, he wasn't happy. Add icing on the cake, even guys on his team were telling him that it's quite possible for me to do it. 15" guns do have some capability after all. :D One thing I love about the Warspite is it's accuracy. :aok
I've hit citadel x4 on omahas with my Phoenix and done them in, lots of people complain about HE, but if you know when to swich to AP you can turn the tide and win fights from a starting disadvantage.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on July 05, 2015, 09:00:12 AM
Just reached the Kongo and man, so weird looking at the stock Kongo. Too used to the superstructure that it's CBT stock came with. It is nice to finally engage targets at 19k now without the help of a spotter plane. :)
Spent a few matches in my Warspite to have some creds for upgrades to my Kongo and in one match, nailed the magazine in an Omaha with one salvo. 2 citadel's, 1 dead Omaha from full HP. :t Needless to say, he wasn't happy. Add icing on the cake, even guys on his team were telling him that it's quite possible for me to do it. 15" guns do have some capability after all. :D One thing I love about the Warspite is it's accuracy. :aok
I love those citadel hits! I was in my Wyoming one match and not even 1 minute in an Omaha pops up just barely inside my range. Fire a salvo, 3 Citadels! He somehow survived with 290 health but I'm guessing he wishes he was dead having to start a match with 290 health! :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 05, 2015, 12:27:45 PM
What was really sweet about it was that it was first blood. :) Well, not so sweet for the Omaha. lol When I'm in my cruisers, I always expect it to happen. IJN CA's are a bit citadel-y. lol
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Plazus on July 05, 2015, 03:43:31 PM
Feel free to add me as a contact in World of Warships: Plazus.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 06, 2015, 02:55:33 AM
In this match, Bullet inadvertently set me up for 2 of those kills. Wish that my first win was available.
As you can see, I'm starting to get use to the new reticule. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: JVboob on July 06, 2015, 03:24:55 AM
No Nevada class BBs :( they had torps and spotter planes. Pre WW1 ships. only 2 built but still. BB37 had 10 14"ers and 21 5"inchers two sets of Torp tubes idk how many but they were 21"ers
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on July 06, 2015, 10:33:46 AM
I love how you can so easily tell who the hardcore elitist WoT players are now that it's OBT. Had a match in my Farragut where some guy was trying to command everyone around "You go here! You flank! CV you focus on this guy!" Then he started yelling at me for not capping when we were down 950 points to 720 with 1 cap point to their 4. Capping a point wouldn't do anything, we needed to kill everyone and reduce their points. Me and a cruiser managed to kill one of their cruisers to bring them back down to 930. We almost killed their last BB with my torpedo strike but apparently 5 torpedoes just wasn't enough and they won with 600 health left on the BB.
The best part was the Elitist was screaming at me in chat as the reason we lose because I wouldn't listen to his orders. Final score- Him with 1 kill and 400 EXP, Me- 4 kills and 1800 EXP. :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 06, 2015, 01:27:08 PM
Oh yeah, gotta love those WoT Elitist Scrubs. :) I'd say leave em. I like easy hits/kills. :t
Bullet and I had a match last night where we were going to get a draw, but I sank the last ship AFTER the timer ticked to 0. Haven't had a match that down to the wire. :x Bullet was thinking it would be a draw, but it gave us the win. :D I wasn't sure myself, but I was fairly certain it was going to give us the win. :)
JV, it is still in beta. I can see them adding more to it for sure, and I'm not talking about other Navies. :) The Nevada may come in as a prem ship though, and not into the regular tree. I'm hoping for the USS Arizona still. :aok
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Post by: JVboob on July 10, 2015, 01:08:58 AM
If BB36/BB37 come in the game a prems. I WILL buy that ship. BB37 never got a chance to see action in WWII sadly she capsized and was beyond repair.
My in game call sign is 918JAM. add me yalls I need peeps to play with in parties
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on July 10, 2015, 07:38:58 PM
To think that this match was done with the Mahan's 4.5KM torpedoes and I was closing in for a 5th kill when the match ended! :eek: I am creeping ever so closer to my Benson!!! :x
That Kawachi you see in front, got lucky. The reticule screwed up on me the moment he came into sight, so I couldn't put more rounds into him. Wish my first win was available here as well. :(
It ended up being me vs a New York, that Kawachi, 2 Omaha's, a Phoenix and a Wickes. I was lucky that the Wickes only had 618hp left, so a single shell would've been enough. I still dumped an entire salvo into him. Was at 5k when I finished him, so he was a bit too close. The others were doing okay with HP, except the New York, which only had around 8-9k hp left. This was by far my most intense match, with the one I mentioned previously being the most down to wire. I had 4 other matches aside from this one with 50+ hits though, so overall a nice round of matches for me. :)
Bullet on the other hand had two matches where he was mag'ed in his Gremy. :joystick:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 03, 2015, 01:40:22 PM
Welp, decided to pick up the Atlanta. Dinked around in Co-Op with her, 376 hit match. She can sure put a LOT of rounds down range. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 03, 2015, 01:46:27 PM
My Cleveland will eat your Atlanta for lunch with it's 17.5km range! :devil
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: bangsbox on August 03, 2015, 01:58:05 PM
If BB36/BB37 come in the game a prems. I WILL buy that ship. BB37 never got a chance to see action in WWII sadly she capsized and was beyond repair.
My in game call sign is 918JAM. add me yalls I need peeps to play with in parties
You couldnt say she didnt see action in WW2. She was capsized in a WW2 battle lol. Side note; my grandfather's brother was serving on BB37 while she capsized.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 03, 2015, 02:03:05 PM
My Cleveland will eat your Atlanta for lunch with it's 17.5km range! :devil
But my Atlanta is sexier. :D Even if her turrets are made of balsa. :noid
Just picked up the Aoba as well, but lack the creds at the moment. I may or may not get her anyway, and just hold for the Myoko. :headscratch: Haven't decided but I know for sure that when I reach the Myoko, I'll be using her a bit. If I were to just Free XP my way to the Mogami....I'd go nuts. :bhead
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 09, 2015, 08:18:55 PM
Was dinking around in Co-Op and had a fun encounter while in my Warspite....
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: PR3D4TOR on August 10, 2015, 12:00:33 AM
I'm looking forward to the German ships. They're beautiful. So much ugly in the American, British and Japanese fleets, to say nothing of the Russians...
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: BuckShot on August 13, 2015, 01:33:20 PM
What's a citadel?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 13, 2015, 06:25:08 PM
I'm looking forward to the German ships. They're beautiful. So much ugly in the American, British and Japanese fleets, to say nothing of the Russians...
Most Japanese BBs and CAs as well as British BBs are much more attractive than anything German.
I do like German BBs and BCs more than US BBs. US CAs, mostly, take ugly to new levels. The Chester and Albany are nice looking old ships though.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: PR3D4TOR on August 14, 2015, 05:15:19 AM
There are other German ships just as beautiful as the Bismarck and Scharnhorst classes.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on August 14, 2015, 09:21:50 AM
Takao is much better looking than any of those, at least to me.
http://i.imgur.com/r0B5ucB.jpg
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: PR3D4TOR on August 14, 2015, 10:02:59 AM
It's a matter of personal taste I guess. I've never liked the Japanese cruiser bows with the wide flares that they seem to have on most of their ships. In any case, it's the ships in the game that I don't find very aesthetically appealing.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 14, 2015, 08:09:12 PM
For $49.00. No way in hell I am paying the price of a full game just for a single ship.
IKR, I got the Atlanta on sale and haven't paid for any other ship, I go get gold or doubloons to pay to convert xp tho. They have to make money somehow.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on August 15, 2015, 07:44:32 PM
IKR, I got the Atlanta on sale and haven't paid for any other ship, I go get gold or doubloons to pay to convert xp tho. They have to make money somehow.
Yes. I bought Yubari to get into closed beta. I have no problem with companies making money. I do have a problem with free to play games that are free to play so that they can charge players $500+ for what under the pay to play model would cost $50. $49.00 for a single ship is absurd.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 15, 2015, 11:31:58 PM
I recall reading in the forum that they wish to add more detail to the tech tree: Light Cruisers, Heavy Cruisers, Battle Cruisers, etc. The Takao may well be added to a standard line, though I wouldn't hold my breath.
I decided to pick up the Atago (ages ago) and I don't regret it. :) She's pretty tough for an IJN CA, definitely tougher than the Myoko and Mogami. Those two, a fart in the wind and my citadel is hit. :( Still love my Mogami though. :x
Personally, I find WoWs worth investing into. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bought anything premium, aside from the Grem, Sims and Yubari which got me into CBT. :aok
That being said, I find the Yubari more along the lines of a Heavy Destroyer than a Light Cruiser. I can count on one hand where I haven't been citadel'd by anything that shot me. But she's pretty maneuverable, and her torpedo's pack one hell of a wallop. Guns are a little slow on the turn, but okay in the RoF. I find better success sneaking around like a destroyer, even though she can be spotted from ages away. Ambush, ambush, ambush.
Also: Did you guys pick up your Albany? It was free and worth 375k if you really wanted to sell her. This also translates into a free port slot. I won't sell mine because, despite the fact that she has horrid range, she can actually take little bit of a beating. And her guns pack a wallop for her tier.
This goes through my head every time I take my Albany out:
"Yes, I said closer! Move as close as you can, and engage those Star Destroyers at point blank range!"
:D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 16, 2015, 01:23:29 AM
Yeah I got the Albany, I don't plan on selling any premium/free ship. I like to play all the ships I have(except the Furutaka :( )The Premium/free I have at Albany, Arky Beta, Atlanta, Yubari I thnk all are fun to play some are a challenge but that is part of the fun.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on August 16, 2015, 08:59:09 AM
I have Albany and Arkansas as well as Yubari. Arkansas is complete crap though. Range is much too short and speed is too low. You either can't shoot back, or you're so far out ahead of all the other BBs that the enemy BBs all focus on you. Being put in T6 games in it is just....frustrating.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 16, 2015, 09:17:00 AM
I kind of liked the Arkansas. It played well into how I play my BB's of getting in close and blasting away at enemy BB's citadels. I ended up selling it though because I needed the money and I didn't like how it had 0 AA and almost always went up against CVs.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 16, 2015, 09:24:12 AM
The only ship I don't have that is premium, is the Alpha Iwaki. I'm jelly of those who were in Alpha. :( I really like my Warspite, despite her bad turret traverse. You NEED to plan ahead with her due to turret traverse, or you'll just be giving away hits.
Yeah, being in a T6 match with the Beta is gonna make it tough, especially if they have a CV. Do well in it though, and the creds/xp will be quite good. Not sure how you can end up out in front of the other BB's, especially at that tier (or any tier). The Beta isn't exactly the quickest on the lot. Every time I took my Beta out, I've usually had trouble staying with the fleet.
Are you running a Stock Beta, or did you invest creds into her?
Regardless, I like the Beta. Can be tricky, but quite rewarding. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on August 16, 2015, 09:36:21 AM
You end up ahead because all the other BBs hang back at their maximum range, half again what you have, and you need to sail in closer.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 18, 2015, 01:47:46 PM
Ive done pretty well in the Arky, then again sometimes I die horrible and fast. In terms of Premium ship I think I am done, I have enough fun with the basic ships and I have only seen 1 premium ship that was waay too OP and that was the Kitikami before they took it out. Finally got the Aoba the furutaka grind is rough and I got the Miniekaze MINkaze pfft more like MAXekaze the thing is a beast. With the minekaze I have 17 matches and 21 ships destroyed with an average XP of 1299.41. LOl I cant even tell you how many torps I have launched 52 in the last battle I fought 7 hit lol.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 18, 2015, 08:14:16 PM
Never really had a problem dealing with the Kitakami. Sure, if she got close, you were in a bit of trouble, but the citadel area for her is the same as on the Kuma. If anything, easier to citadel her. So once I spotted one, she wasn't an issue after a single salvo most of the time. :t
I didn't bother with the Furutaka, or the Aoba, I free xp'd my way to the Myoko. Oh, I almost forgot how fun she can be. :x In retrospect, I'm glad I didn't free xp my way through her. The Aoba was nice, but her lack of guns tended to urk me a little, which is why I didn't bother. The Furutaka I actually did buy, but never used her and ended up selling when I realized that I would be able to free xp through her very quickly. But, since I feel like I'm missing out, I will pick her up after I've reached my two goal ships. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 24, 2015, 12:09:24 PM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 28, 2015, 08:12:59 PM
Yeah. Latrobe and Bullet (Bullet's name begins with a D) are DEFINITELY targets. As Nate said, "too bad tk's don't count". :devil
I've used Co-Op to land me a few letters already. I will use Co-Op as "back up". Saturday night, I won't be playing when I get home from work as I will be attending Wasp3's Memorial in SEAII, though I might do a couple of Co-Op matches after. But Sunday, if Bullet gets off his arse early enough, we'll be divi'ing up for the day. I'll hunt my E's then.
What's funny, despite me having like over 100 battles in Co-Op (be closer to 500 if I include CBT), I've never really took a good look at the names. But if I recall correctly, I think every letter for the contest is available in Co-Op. The X is the only one I'm not too sure about. I'll find out soon enough.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: BuckShot on August 29, 2015, 07:45:29 AM
Is this game worth playing without spending any $, or is it lots of grinding to get decent ships? Sounds like you guys are having fun with it.
Thanks, Buck
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 29, 2015, 07:55:30 AM
My friend was playing with us last night and he has an X in his name..... The entire enemy team singled him out :rofl
Is this game worth playing without spending any $, or is it lots of grinding to get decent ships? Sounds like you guys are having fun with it.
Thanks, Buck
It's really fun and you don't have to spend a dime on it. You can progress through the early tiers fairly quickly all the way up to tier 6-7 but after that it does become somewhat of a grind so people aren't just getting Tier 10's in everything within a matter of days. Low tiers it only takes around 800-3000 XP to unlock stuff and move on to the next ship and you can easily make 1,000 XP in 1 decent battle, 1,500+ in a good battle, and 2,000+ in a really good battle. you'll get even more XP with the 1.5x boost (sometimes 2x on special occasions) for the first win of the day in that ship, and another 50% XP boost if you have a flag mounted on your ship.
You should give it a try, it's completely free anyways. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 29, 2015, 10:41:17 AM
:rofl
I only need the E's and the X now. I am hoping to get them on Sunday, the rest are Co-Op letters.
Is this game worth playing without spending any $, or is it lots of grinding to get decent ships? Sounds like you guys are having fun with it.
Thanks, Buck
Don't need to spend a cent. The flags you can get in-game by meeting certain conditions in battle. However, the grind is there. I think Latrobe goofed with the numbers though, as those are generally what you get with a Premium Account. Don't worry though, as the numbers are not too bad for Non-Prem.
The grind-y: An example would be the IJN T5 CA Furutaka. Very few people like her, with turret traverse, main gun's power and ROF being the primary complaint I hear. Something like this won't bother me too much since I'm a BB Driver, but I can see how it would definitely get to folks. Slow turrets on a cruiser are not ideal, more so on IJN CA's since they are a bit squishy.
I free xp'd my way through the Furutaka and Aoba because I wanted my Mogami. :) The time I spent on the Aoba, my real complaint on her would be her lack of main guns. I intend to purchase the Furutaka after I hit my 2nd goal ship, the Yamato. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 29, 2015, 11:22:23 AM
Maybe I'm just really good at this game? I almost always get 1500 or more XP per battle. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 29, 2015, 03:53:24 PM
:furious I just need 2 e's aswell.
Its free o download and try out so cant hurt to try it. I don't find it grindy except when it came to the Furutaka, I tend to keep ships I like and go back and play them often. I could jump to the Colorado right now but I am having way too much fun in the New Mex I decided its a keeper so I have pimped it fully out with the modules.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 30, 2015, 09:24:46 PM
AAANNN Marblehead DONE!
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 31, 2015, 01:43:49 AM
Silliness aside, I only need one more letter to finish it myself; the second E. Finally started seeing E's, but kept getting rekted trying to wiggle my way to em. Bullet helped me get the E I now have by spotting the CV for me. Now, if only he hadn't taken that FIRST E, I'd be set. :bhead lol
It think Nyx revamped the contest a little. I don't recall seeing the last bit in her OP before. But IF I am reading it correctly, even if I fail to get the last E I will still get the Marblehead. :aok I still aim to COMPLETE the task though. :)
Please don't worry too much about me being total stickler on this, and trying to find ways to disqualify you! Go kill some folks and have some fun, then bring your screenshots back here and post them. I don't want anyone to not participate because they are a letter short, or they are worried they won't have time etc. Start yourself a placeholder post, and go sink some red ships. Upload the pics as you get them this week. That is really ALL you have to do - I promise!Nyx
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 31, 2015, 08:08:43 PM
lol don't screw your team going all HAM after a letter, just do what I did for my last 2 letters and let others take the focus then just nail them from across a map with a Kongo. :evil:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 31, 2015, 10:18:00 PM
I've been using the Mansk a lot in this, but it is certainly not without risk. :noid I should try using my BB's for the last letter. Who knows, it may very well pay off. Besides, I have to start working towards the Yamato now that I have the Mogami. :) Though, I can't argue with the amount of creds and xp/free xp I obtained on the Mansk either. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 31, 2015, 10:57:02 PM
Well part of the reason I am using the Kongo is for the tier 5 and 7 BB contest you could bet if it included tier 6 I would be rocking the New Mex
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 31, 2015, 11:01:52 PM
I...COMPLETELY forgot about that contest. :o Guess Welp, too late to bother with it now. lol
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: darkzking on September 01, 2015, 04:52:28 AM
I find the Japanese BB outclass the American ones
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on September 01, 2015, 01:26:50 PM
I assure you the Kawachi is not a match for a New Mexico or New York. :P
100% of the times I try to advance my Japanese BB line I end up in a very one sided duel with one of those two BBs. One one occasion both.
Kawachi doesn't count
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on September 01, 2015, 01:44:45 PM
I played it for a bit. It got to be no fun once I got to the St. Louis. It was rinse and repeat of any given Samson destroyer taking me out with impunity minutes after a battle started. I'd be trudging along when a destroyer appears out of nowhere, 2K from me and his torpedoes already near my hull, then he would disappear.
I went back to the Eerie and Hashidate (sp?) to have fun again. At least there seem to be more balance in those battles.
Tried the South Carolina for a couple of fights. Same thing. Destroyers just wiped me out within minutes of a game starting. Not fun when you have no chance of defending yourself.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on September 01, 2015, 02:22:45 PM
I played it for a bit. It got to be no fun once I got to the St. Louis. It was rinse and repeat of any given Samson destroyer taking me out with impunity minutes after a battle started. I'd be trudging along when a destroyer appears out of nowhere, 2K from me and his torpedoes already near my hull, then he would disappear.
I went back to the Eerie and Hashidate (sp?) to have fun again. At least there seem to be more balance in those battles.
Tried the South Carolina for a couple of fights. Same thing. Destroyers just wiped me out within minutes of a game starting. Not fun when you have no chance of defending yourself.
I've had similar experiences with the Nagato. First fight in her I had to wait over five minutes, despite the claimed max if 5 minutes, to get into a match where upon a Tier X carrier dropped torps from an unavoidable range (I was turning as fast as I could) and destroyed me about a minute into the game. I have since had repeated fights where torpedo planes take out my BBs by dropping torps from ranges at which their is literally nothing I can do to avoid them.
I have not had your DD experience though. I generally avoid DD torps and, often even in BBs, manage to kill the DD.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on September 01, 2015, 02:39:52 PM
Yeah the BB matchmaker cam be brutal, the plan dropped torps is one of the top 2 most complained about issue(the other is match making) it used to not be sd bad but people complained so they reduced the range so now the other half(non cv drivers) are complaining(mie included). I just start turning as soon as I see an aircraft within 8k of me. If I know there is a DD near by I start turning and try not to eat torps it helps that I have played DD's and I know where the dds like to hang out so I rarely eat dd torps myself anymore and as with Kanak I usually take them out now.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on September 01, 2015, 02:59:20 PM
I wish I had recorded the worst one.
I quite literally was looking toward open water. No smoke. Suddenly a destroyer appeared 1.2K from me and his torps appeared as well, as they were about to hit me. He, quite literally, came out of nowhere. As soon as his torps hit me, he disappeared again. Then reappeared at about 4.5K. Still in open water and no smoke to be seen.
One of the other players commented, "Why did you drive right to that destroyer?". Apparently the other player could see him, but I could not.
That was the worst case.
Plane torps are pretty ugly and can catch you by surprise if you are not careful. They seem to be able to disappear as well.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on September 01, 2015, 03:32:54 PM
I quite literally was looking toward open water. No smoke. Suddenly a destroyer appeared 1.2K from me and his torps appeared as well, as they were about to hit me. He, quite literally, came out of nowhere. As soon as his torps hit me, he disappeared again. Then reappeared at about 4.5K. Still in open water and no smoke to be seen.
One of the other players commented, "Why did you drive right to that destroyer?". Apparently the other player could see him, but I could not.
That was the worst case.
Plane torps are pretty ugly and can catch you by surprise if you are not careful. They seem to be able to disappear as well.
I've heard that complained about a lot were you in your gun sight and fully zomed in? It may be some kind of bug I have been zoomed in and had bb's disappear before at longer ranges had to zoom out a notch and they popped back up.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 01, 2015, 03:41:41 PM
The TB dropping point blank really needs to be fixed. It's nearly impossible to dodge even in a Destroyer. They should increase the lethality and accuracy of AA the closer the aircraft are to you.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on September 01, 2015, 03:46:46 PM
I've heard that complained about a lot were you in your gun sight and fully zomed in? It may be some kind of bug I have been zoomed in and had bb's disappear before at longer ranges had to zoom out a notch and they popped back up.
At that time, I was in right-click-look-around-mode.
I would call it a bug. I cannot imagine it is intentional. It just makes playing the game really frustrating, instead of challenging.
I typically use the <SHIFT> to zoom, so I am not wearing out my mouse wheel. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 01, 2015, 09:52:20 PM
The TB dropping point blank really needs to be fixed. It's nearly impossible to dodge even in a Destroyer. They should increase the lethality and accuracy of AA the closer the aircraft are to you.
I agree. However, the survivability of TB's has been lowered. I don't know where this kicks in though, you'd have to ask Bullet.
I quite literally was looking toward open water. No smoke. Suddenly a destroyer appeared 1.2K from me and his torps appeared as well, as they were about to hit me. He, quite literally, came out of nowhere. As soon as his torps hit me, he disappeared again. Then reappeared at about 4.5K. Still in open water and no smoke to be seen.
One of the other players commented, "Why did you drive right to that destroyer?". Apparently the other player could see him, but I could not.
That was the worst case.
Plane torps are pretty ugly and can catch you by surprise if you are not careful. They seem to be able to disappear as well.
Yeah, DD detection range is a PITA and Manual drop from the TB's is just as bad. If you haven't already, pick up the Captain Skill Situational Awareness (if you have reached that level). It will help you out quite a bit with DD's. With it, 9/10 you've been surface detected but see nothing, it's a DD. If you don't have HE loaded when this happens, depending on your reload, start loading HE. If your reload will take you some time, just toggle HE to be loaded next shot. Usually when I have this happen in my BB, I already have AP loaded. So I'll toggle HE for my next set of rounds and try to crit the DD with my AP, if I don't outright destroy it; which has happened. :t.
I assure you the Kawachi is not a match for a New Mexico or New York. :P
100% of the times I try to advance my Japanese BB line I end up in a very one sided duel with one of those two BBs. One one occasion both.
I spent most of my time in PvE in the Kawachi, but I have used her in PvP. She does have bad range, and this will net you trouble in PvP. You need to be sneaky, using land as cover to close the distance and/or keep your nose on them, or get plain lucky. :) Once you've closed the distance, she'll surprise you with how much damage she can do.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on September 02, 2015, 04:43:16 AM
At that time, I was in right-click-look-around-mode.
I would call it a bug. I cannot imagine it is intentional. It just makes playing the game really frustrating, instead of challenging.
I typically use the <SHIFT> to zoom, so I am not wearing out my mouse wheel. :)
Well in the patch notes for today's patch there is a point that engine boost no longer effects ship's visibility so maybe that was a bug?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on September 02, 2015, 07:09:29 AM
Heck, I took out a Samson last night and took down a South Carolina, a St. Louis, and a Chester without getting a scratch. None of them were happy about it.
Can't beat them, join them. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on September 02, 2015, 05:35:45 PM
I actually pimped out a Farragut for aa awhile ago and now they have added a defensive fire bonus as a consumable I go ahead and select the tier 2 version for 22.5 monies and wow lol lil dd that could also the smoke last longer for us dds now having a blasty blast in my lil AA dd
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 02, 2015, 11:04:23 PM
Well, guess I'll be the one...
So Skuzzy, what got you to give World of Warships a go? I must admit that I am a little surprised by this. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on September 03, 2015, 06:36:52 AM
So Skuzzy, what got you to give World of Warships a go? I must admit that I am a little surprised by this. :)
Why are you surprised? We are always looking at what other games are doing. You never know when you will see something (graphically, mechanically...) which will spark an idea for Aces High.
I do not play it much. I am pretty much done now.
Oh, I also played Titanfall. That was a pretty fun game.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on September 03, 2015, 08:48:05 AM
somehow I don't see Skuzzy playing GTA V
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on September 03, 2015, 09:41:45 AM
You would be correct. Never really been a fan of any of the GTA series. Matter of fact, I bought the first one and two days later tossed it into the trash.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 03, 2015, 08:03:53 PM
Why are you surprised? We are always looking at what other games are doing. You never know when you will see something (graphically, mechanically...) which will spark an idea for Aces High.
I do not play it much. I am pretty much done now.
Oh, I also played Titanfall. That was a pretty fun game.
I just didn't peg you as the type to even try a game like World of Warships is all. :) I didn't mean any harm, was just curious. :aok
Hopefully you were able to pull an idea or two out of it for us. :D
Title: World of Warships
Post by: FiLtH on September 04, 2015, 12:32:05 AM
Anyone else play it? Probably be fun on teamspeak
Title: Re: World of Warships
Post by: Nathan60 on September 04, 2015, 03:06:16 AM
Quite a few guys play it, it is fun on teamspeak except when you go hang with the 242nd boys and hear Latrobe talking about what he did to Ray with a frozen banana
also not to be that guy but.. (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/LOL/Coucgj_zpsi9zbownf.png) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/LOL/Coucgj_zpsi9zbownf.png.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships
Post by: Dragon Tamer on September 04, 2015, 07:44:57 AM
Quite a few guys play it, it is fun on teamspeak except when you go hang with the 242nd boys and hear Latrobe talking about what he did to Ray with a frozen banana
also not to be that guy but.. (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/LOL/Coucgj_zpsi9zbownf.png) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/LOL/Coucgj_zpsi9zbownf.png.html)
He made Ray eat the banana, get your mind out of the gutter.
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Post by: Volron on September 04, 2015, 08:29:14 PM
E's have literally dropped off the face of the Earth. I haven't been seeing E's on OUR side either. :bhead
The plus side is, I've been talking to Nyx and it would appear I'll be getting the Marblehead despite me not having that last E. :) I was getting her to confirm she could read my screenshots when she told me I needn't worry about the last E. Still had a go at getting it but damn, you have a better chance of running into a set of G4M1's while flying an F4F-3 or Hurri 1 in the LWA than you do finding that damned E. :noid
On a side note, I'm about 6.9k from getting my Nagato. All that time spent in the Mansk hunting the X and both E's netted me a nice amount of XP to convert. :D Getting ever closer to my 2nd goal ship, the Yamato. :x
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Post by: Nathan60 on September 05, 2015, 12:02:56 AM
E's have literally dropped off the face of the Earth. I haven't been seeing E's on OUR side either. :bhead
The plus side is, I've been talking to Nyx and it would appear I'll be getting the Marblehead despite me not having that last E. :) I was getting her to confirm she could read my screenshots when she told me I needn't worry about the last E. Still had a go at getting it but damn, you have a better chance of running into a set of G4M1's while flying an F4F-3 or Hurri 1 in the LWA than you do finding that damned E. :noid
On a side note, I'm about 6.9k from getting my Nagato. All that time spent in the Mansk hunting the X and both E's netted me a nice amount of XP to convert. :D Getting ever closer to my 2nd goal ship, the Yamato. :x
Nyx already stateded if you are a couple letter away form finishing that is fine , she just wants you to make the effort ..which is pretty damn cool I think. TO be clear I am not trying to make a comparison cuz hands down the folks at HTC are more personable. I have yet to hear of the people that make WoWs actually showing up to fly around in santa's sled.
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Post by: Volron on September 05, 2015, 01:43:29 AM
Nyx already stateded if you are a couple letter away form finishing that is fine , she just wants you to make the effort ..which is pretty damn cool I think. TO be clear I am not trying to make a comparison cuz hands down the folks at HTC are more personable. I have yet to hear of the people that make WoWs actually showing up to fly around in santa's sled.
I had only started to talk to her right after I noticed the change in the OP, which I mentioned previously. Wasn't too sure, but she confirmed it for me. :)
In the end though, she has to clear everything with WG's mains. Glad they said yes to her contest, as it allows folks like me, who have little to no chance of attending any PAX, a chance at some of the goodies. Marblehead was originally going to be a physical PAX reward after all. :) Hell, even BaronVonGames isn't aware of Nyx's contest. lol
There isn't any comparison going on, just praising Nyx. :D
Also, the 17th. I'm waiting on the 17th. I care not for the "official" release. I care about Tirpitz. Though it does mean I will need to kick it into high gear and get to the Yamato. I have the Sims, Gremyashchy and Yubari. September of next year, they will start selling them to the general public (if what I read about them is correct). We have them to ourselves until then, and I'd like to get some time in the Sims and Gremy before then. :) The Yubari I use here and there, but mostly to pick up her first win. :aok
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Post by: Latrobe on September 09, 2015, 09:29:14 AM
Hello all, it has been so long since i have been on AH, mostyl due to school and work, but I have found the WoWS and AW are fine fillers for my limited spare time. i know AW is still in beta but man is it coming along great, and WoWs even though it has a crappy MM it is still fun to play. I am writing this to find out if anyone else has had the pleasure of playing these two games, or both?
Yea Air Warrior been revised and now in Beta, thought it died in 2000 :headscratch:
CZ will rule the skies!
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Post by: Volron on September 09, 2015, 07:59:08 PM
I even saved this match on ShadowPlay so I can go back an rewatch my Fletcher destroy everyone! :t
Yeah, 15 torpedo hits, you OBVIOUSLY cheated. :noid lol
That has to be without the first win though, or did you run out of prem time? Because for all that, I'd expect more xp. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 10, 2015, 01:32:08 AM
It was first win of the day (x1.5). I don't have a premium account on this game.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 10, 2015, 10:15:50 AM
Ah. Well, not missing out on much without the prem. Just don't get sunk too much. ;)
Marblehead. :) Now for the Tirpitz. :D
Also; Do you remember what spelling out FIREWORKS did??? I remember them holding a similar contest around the 4th, but I forgot what the reward was. :headscratch:
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Post by: Nathan60 on September 10, 2015, 02:12:47 PM
Man that Marblehead lol if the torps were 5 kts faster
Held down the southern end of the new Solomons map by myself lol. It does have issues with taking battleship hits and its steering protection but otherwise its an Upgunned Omaha that shoots farther and has longer range torps.
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Post by: Volron on September 10, 2015, 08:55:45 PM
Yeah, I'm itching to use mine. I was planning on to when I got home today, but with my vehicle breaking down and them deciding to keep me out an extra hour, poo to that. However, if things go according to plan, I'll have a week off after tomorrow. I'll net some time in then. :D
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Post by: Volron on September 12, 2015, 07:00:29 PM
Just saw a video Baron posted on the Diana, a T2 Russian prem cruiser. :x I wants! Of course, he was flashing his Misaka in port while talking about the Marblehead/Tirpitz giveaway. :furious I wants that too! :x
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Post by: Dragon Tamer on September 12, 2015, 08:08:20 PM
Finally managed to download the game last night. Rocking a solid 3 frames per second! :rock
Having fun with operation chihuahua was not successful today, maybe tomorrow.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: MrKrabs on September 14, 2015, 03:36:43 PM
If anyone wants to sail with me tonight, I'll be grinding a Tier 4 Cruiser
Look for ShrimpyTheCrab :salute
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 14, 2015, 10:22:42 PM
This whole day was done, and tomorrow is shaping up to be the same. :bhead I'd join ya, but I have to wake early tomorrow. Didn't even get a chance to do anything today. :(
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: MrKrabs on September 15, 2015, 03:41:13 PM
This whole day was done, and tomorrow is shaping up to be the same. :bhead I'd join ya, but I have to wake early tomorrow. Didn't even get a chance to do anything today. :(
I'm on again tonight - Running tier 4's again and going to start poking around with a new T5 Omaha
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 17, 2015, 01:24:27 AM
Yeah, yesterday was feh. Today just consisted of me being lazy, which worked nicely. :)
You'll want to wait until the actual update hits though. Client updated earlier, and when I went through my first wins I noticed that the game went laggy as hell. Before the client update, it was playing normally (I was picking up the 1st wins I hadn't bothered with yesterday). More of an annoyance than something that broke gameplay, but there none the less. I'm around 23k away from the Amagi though. :D
I am very curious to what else may be in once the real update hits. Will I finally get the Misaka? Will there be more than just the Tirpitz? :x If it's just the Tirpitz and Ranked battles, I'm going to be disappointed.....until I buy the Tirpitz. :banana: :joystick: :x
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Post by: Volron on September 18, 2015, 01:31:56 AM
Yep. Old rubber banding/lag spike from CBT is back. Rather annoying, especially with 3x underway. Wonder if they'll crack out the questionnaire they had in CBT for it. For me it isn't game breaking, but pretty damn close due to shear annoyance. :furious
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Post by: darkzking on September 18, 2015, 02:41:54 AM
Seriously matchmaking hated pineapple and I.(http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh499/zedocbarnaby/TirpitzParty_zpsis0cnd2o.png)
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Post by: Bruv119 on September 18, 2015, 05:30:31 AM
are there any Aircraft in this game? or just master seamen and rear admirals no wonder you guys like it such much. :banana:
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Post by: MrKrabs on September 18, 2015, 02:03:00 PM
Sailing again enjoying x3 weekend :devil
20K xp on my x3 victory :devil
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Post by: Dragon Tamer on September 18, 2015, 02:27:51 PM
Seriously matchmaking hated pineapple and I.(http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh499/zedocbarnaby/TirpitzParty_zpsis0cnd2o.png)
You are pink, that's why. :D
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Post by: Volron on September 19, 2015, 06:03:46 PM
Yeah, Tirptiz is quite nice. :x Difficult to citadel, but I'll figure her out. :) I like her scout as it will attack incoming AC, very useful. :aok Since her AA is a bit weak, don't get caught without AA support. :) Her torpedoes can get you out of a sticky situation, but don't do what I see a lot of folks doing; going in for torpedo attacks. lol
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 19, 2015, 06:17:23 PM
Even MORE proof that Tiers literally do not matter! :rofl
I love when we take a T2 or T4 into a T8-10 match and every WoT elitist starts screaming their head off in anger. :rofl :rofl Our T2 Sampson killed a T7 Colorado one match, T5 Nicholas killed a T8 North Carolina and T9 Iowa, and when we were stress testing the new CV matchmaking we got T5 CVs into a T9 game and the enemy CV got a kill!!
TIERS DO NOT MATTER!!!!! :devil
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 20, 2015, 09:07:06 AM
Does matchmaker actually compensate the team for you doing that to them? In most games the team gets screwed as the very low tier takes the place of a proper tier unit thus placing your team at a substantial disadvantage.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 20, 2015, 09:32:49 AM
Only for CVs. If you Division with someone in a T5 CV and you're a T9 then the enemy will get a T5 CV as well. Tiers, however, do not mean anything in this game. Any ship can kill any other ship. Heck, just last night our T1 Erie sunk a T6! The only people I have seen complain about us bringing low tier ships into high tier matches are the WoT Elitists who have yet to realize that they are not playing WoT.
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Post by: Volron on September 20, 2015, 09:42:44 AM
Does matchmaker actually compensate the team for you doing that to them? In most games the team gets screwed as the very low tier takes the place of a proper tier unit thus placing your team at a substantial disadvantage.
lol No, with the exception of CV's. Why should it? There ARE folks who do it simply to piss off people. Other's do it for a challenge or to derp. With luck (and it does take a bit of luck as in, Mistress RNG says they can't hit you) and skill, even a low tier ship can not only pull it's weight, but do better than those of the tier match.
It's never bothered me to see this happen. In fact, I can't help but smile. :D Unlike WoT, a T1 can damage and SINK a T10. :aok
Only for CVs. If you Division with someone in a T5 CV and you're a T9 then the enemy will get a T5 CV as well. Tiers, however, do not mean anything in this game. Any ship can kill any other ship. Heck, just tonight our T1 Erie sunk a T6! The only people I have seen complain about us bringing low tier ships into high tier matches are the WoT Elitists who have yet to realize that they are not playing WoT.
I like the whines. :D Then when match ends, they were whomped by the T1. :rofl On the subject of complaining; Last week I had someone (who was a CA I might add) complaining about me "camping" the back in my Nagato. Yeah, with me having to deal with a DD, who happened to know his stuff, course I'm not going to charge. We lost the match, but I was top of the list. :D He, on the other hand, was in the bottom half. :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 20, 2015, 02:25:32 PM
Sure a tier 1 can do damage to a tier 10 but you are not actually saying they are equivalent are you?
So, instead of your team getting another tier 8-10 in that battle, they get something far less. Thus you are seriously hampering your team mates because you think it's funny to screw others over.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: MrKrabs on September 20, 2015, 04:49:06 PM
Sure a tier 1 can do damage to a tier 10 but you are not actually saying they are equivalent are you?
So, instead of your team getting another tier 8-10 in that battle, they get something far less. Thus you are seriously hampering your team mates because you think it's funny to screw others over.
Ya mean the gaggle of random people that can pretty much care less about whether or not you make it out alive in a match and pretty much care only about XP like grand majority?
If they were that hard-pressed there are ranked battles where only T6's and T7's are allowed "for now"
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 20, 2015, 05:06:20 PM
No, I mean all the other players on your side who would prefer not to have others severely hamper their chance of earning a win.
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Post by: Volron on September 20, 2015, 07:21:10 PM
Even MORE proof that Tiers literally do not matter! :rofl
I love when we take a T2 or T4 into a T8-10 match and every WoT elitist starts screaming their head off in anger. :rofl :rofl Our T2 Sampson killed a T7 Colorado one match, T5 Nicholas killed a T8 North Carolina and T9 Iowa, and when we were stress testing the new CV matchmaking we got T5 CVs into a T9 game and the enemy CV got a kill!!
TIERS DO NOT MATTER!!!!! :devil
Better get it soon, as if I read it correctly, it's going to be like Warspite. Sold for a small time, then tucked away. :)
The last time I took out my Atago (was in Co-Op), no surprise I saw 2 Tirpitz. The surprise was, there was a Yamato in our match. I ended up running into the AI Yamato, but, manage to sink her before I was sunk. :D Good thing AI tend to use HE a lot, and that I kept angled every time it fired, and that only 1 shell out of the salvo hit. :aok It was interesting to see the AI Tirpitz take the hits from Yamato, though it didn't help that our Yamato was hitting him while he was angled. Tirpitz took our Yamato down to around 40% HP, from full. Course, our's closed to almost point blank range, which got him 4 torpedoes. lol Was a little surprising to see the Yamato's secondaries chewing through the Tirpitz's HP as quickly as it did though. :eek:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 21, 2015, 12:07:33 AM
Better get it soon, as if I read it correctly, it's going to be like Warspite. Sold for a small time, then tucked away. :)
NOOOOOOO! I need to get money quickly! I must have the Tirpitz! It fits my BB play style so well! Fast rotating turrets, fast firing guns, high health pool, hard to hit citadel, and TORPEDOES!!!!! I love getting in close with my BB as all the other BBs just sail in straight lines, so I just full salvo into their citadel doing 15K+ damage and then turn into them to minimize the damage done to me while I reload. Those torps would be BRUTAL!!
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Post by: Volron on September 21, 2015, 01:42:47 AM
lol The torpedoes are not very powerful really, but will compliment point blank fighting. Thing is, they are surprisingly easy to knock out up close, so take that into account. :)
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Post by: MrKrabs on September 21, 2015, 02:27:38 PM
NOOOOOOO! I need to get money quickly! I must have the Tirpitz! It fits my BB play style so well! Fast rotating turrets, fast firing guns, high health pool, hard to hit citadel, and TORPEDOES!!!!! I love getting in close with my BB as all the other BBs just sail in straight lines, so I just full salvo into their citadel doing 15K+ damage and then turn into them to minimize the damage done to me while I reload. Those torps would be BRUTAL!!
It was x3 weekend and I snagged 20K xp from it :devil
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Post by: Volron on September 22, 2015, 12:13:52 AM
It would've gotten me half way to Izumo, fully upgrading Amagi, had I used all 3x wins. :) I'll just have to settle with only missing the range increase on Amagi, though on my way to Izumo. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 25, 2015, 08:16:16 AM
Just curious if anyone else has been having problems with Aslain's mod? Problems like getting a Trojan Virus when installing it and having your Hard Drive completely wrecked, almost all your games being broken and needing fresh installs, and needing a new Hard Drive. :uhoh :bhead
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Post by: Volron on September 25, 2015, 11:50:33 PM
Yep. This is what happens when you try to mod WoWs, you get the herpes. :rofl
I don't use any mods. All vanilla. :aok
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Post by: MrKrabs on September 28, 2015, 03:06:39 PM
Anyone wanna derp around tonight?
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2015, 04:09:14 PM
Have you broke a 40% win rate yet?
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Post by: MrKrabs on September 28, 2015, 05:25:31 PM
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on September 28, 2015, 05:37:41 PM
It was hard to drag your 11 other team members down that much for so long. Looks like you are moving up in the world. So now that you have broken out of the bottom 1-2%, what's in store?
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Post by: MrKrabs on September 28, 2015, 05:41:39 PM
It was hard to drag your 11 other team members down that much for so long. Looks like you are moving up in the world. So now that you have broken out of the bottom 1-2%, what's in store?
Suicidal ramming and lots of ducttape
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Biggamer on September 29, 2015, 08:20:49 AM
Latrobe i never liked his mods i have not played ships yet but when i play world of tanks i use the OMC mod pack and warpack
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 01, 2015, 11:19:53 PM
I haven't had that problem with Aslans but who nows I just hat the stock gunsite so I only really use one thing from that pack.
also Ranked battles played my first few today and OMG so many idiots on my team lol
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Post by: Volron on October 02, 2015, 01:04:13 AM
Well, they done ballz up the MM for Co-Op. Random, I can somewhat understand. If your Kawachi is CONSTANTLY getting into matches with T5-6 things, then I can see it being a problem. Every now and again however, just added spice. However, it really messed it up for the Co-Op side of things. In Co-Op, it doesn't really matter. Hell, I had a match with my Fuso that had a Midway. I thought it a blast and made good xp for a Co-Op match, specially since I caught that AI Midway out by it's lonesome and sank her. :t Now to dink around with my Mogami, I either have to chance being in a match with mostly AI on our team, or stick to my premium's. Their MM is different.
Should've left MM the way it was for Co-Op. :( Oh well. I figure I'll start a topic over there about it later, after I've put in a little more time. It is possibly, though unlikely, that it was due to the time I played the matches, which was around 11pm central. Around that time during the weekday, numbers for Co-Op are not solid.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on October 10, 2015, 08:36:28 PM
So how many are banking free XP for the Russian DD's and German CA's?
I won't touch them yet, with any premiums as exception. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on October 10, 2015, 08:48:26 PM
Russian DD's are scary! Ran into the T10 one while in my Fletcher and it wrecked me! Those guns are insane!
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Post by: heinrich on October 11, 2015, 09:24:40 AM
Well Latrobe, if you are actually dinking around in WoWs again, be sure to hit either myself or bullet up for division. Will make the grind less, grind-y. lol Bullet will be on more often than I, as I don't log in during my work week. For me it's Sat night to Mon evening that I can dedicate some time into it. We just got done with a few hours of game play, me pushing for the Myogi and him for the Bogue. I reached the Myogi, but seeing as the Kawachi has less range than a stone toss from a feeble old woman, it took me a while. He's still a tad off from the Bogue.
With July 4th coming up, unless I get conscripted, I'll be able to start up again on Friday night after FSO. I won't complain, getting paid to play WoWs on the 4th works nicely for me. :D
I also play WoWS and currently tier 5 have my New Mexico unlocked but non premium makes the credit grind real lol. My ingame name is IbEEnShT and on my other account it is DreadNaught_85..hit me up sometimes I play almost every night if my squad is not flying MA
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Post by: Volron on October 11, 2015, 10:48:19 AM
I'm fairly close to Izumo, with only 21k to go. I'm skipping the range increase on Amagi (which is a 22k upgrade) so I can push for Izumo sooner. I'll pick up the range increase after I pick up Izumo. :aok
Name there is same here, which is same as forum name. :D
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Post by: heinrich on October 11, 2015, 12:15:54 PM
Added you on WoWS DreadNaught_85
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Post by: Ramesis on October 11, 2015, 03:28:04 PM
I have tried WoT... too much squeak'in about the outcomes... not as much in AH Osiris
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Post by: Latrobe on October 11, 2015, 04:01:27 PM
I have tried WoT... too much squeak'in about the outcomes... not as much in AH Osiris
That's why all you do is find the elitist(s) (which is easy in that game) and then troll them into a blind fit of rage :D
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Post by: Volron on October 13, 2015, 12:29:00 AM
Welp, they are giving you a shot to try out both the T5 Russian DD and German CA prior to release. If I bother, I'll be going for the German CA. Won't be touching DD's just yet. :)
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Post by: heinrich on October 13, 2015, 12:42:42 AM
Yea gotta get 4 kills in a Jap tier 4 or higher ship for german cruiser, and 4 kills in tier 4 american ship to get russian dd.
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Post by: Volron on October 17, 2015, 07:11:07 PM
Took me an age, but I'm finally back to where I was in CBT, minus all upgrades on Mogami and the range upgrade on Amagi. :D Now to finally reach Yamato. :banana: Just need to keep resisting Mogami's charm... :uhoh
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Post by: Volron on October 18, 2015, 02:36:14 AM
So who has sunk Salem Witch and/or Phantom Fortress yet? I won't have a crack at them till Friday. :(
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Post by: Lizard on October 21, 2015, 01:44:51 AM
I don't think you have to sink them unless it's the 1v1. I won a battle against the phantom fleet, but it was no contest. It was like 15 on 5 or 6. I still don't know how to get my "reward".
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Post by: Volron on October 21, 2015, 01:49:36 AM
From my understanding, rewards will hit on Monday's. EX: You win 5 times, you get those 5 rewards all on Monday's.
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 21, 2015, 06:15:19 AM
So who has sunk Salem Witch and/or Phantom Fortress yet? I won't have a crack at them till Friday. :(
I got the CV solo last night in my Farragut lol. I went right up the middle and there it was in the friggin middle of the map, thing runs aground and eats all of my torps. I died shortly after; then the guy controlling the CV blames aunto steering. so I told him auto steering didn't put the island there. He says the thing is underpowered he was 0-9 inn it and if I felt that way too I should make a post. I told him I don't know if it was under powered as I killed it too fast to see what kinda power it had. :devil :banana:
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Post by: Volron on October 21, 2015, 12:24:45 PM
Yeah. They suffer a massive speed decrease. The Salem Witch tops out at 16.1knts, this from a video I watch of PhlyDaily playing her. Phantom Fortress will required a skilled CV player to use to her full, while Salem Witch will only need an average player. Phantom Fortress is an Essex from my understanding, while Salem Witch is a De Moines. I've already seen some complaints about them, either just sitting there, derping, or owning everything. The sitting there I see as a valid complaint. I expect a "Boss" to put up a fight and wrecking people. I would be disappointed if it were too easy. It's the other complaint, them owning everything, that I find stupid. They are meant to be a Boss. They are suppose to be tough to deal with.
Ah well. I did note that there is a Halloween Camo you can use that is +100% to XP, but at the cost of 30 gold. I will likely use it to help push for Yamato faster, but we'll see. :)
EDIT: 16.5knts for Salem Witch.
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Post by: Shuffler on October 21, 2015, 02:42:33 PM
I never play games that allow folks to purchase a cheat. I only play games where you have to play to get better.
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Post by: Zoney on October 21, 2015, 03:01:54 PM
I guess I'm right with you there ^^^
I have played 3 games online total my whole life.
AirWarrior
WarBirds
AcesHigh (the best one evah)
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Post by: bustr on October 21, 2015, 03:13:16 PM
If everyone is free to purchase the same cheats then they are not cheats.
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Post by: Lizard on October 21, 2015, 04:38:29 PM
And 98% is free in WoW. It's the first one of theirs I've played, so I don't know how the others work. I read about "golden ammo" in WoT so I decided against that.
I battled the Phantoms again. Team sucked so we lost. 1-1 now.
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Post by: Karnak on October 21, 2015, 10:44:50 PM
If everyone is free to purchase the same cheats then they are not cheats.
They also don't seem to make you better at the game, just earn EXP or money faster. The purchasable ships are better than the base earned ships in their tier, but not as good as the fully upgraded earned ships in their tier. As a free to play they have to make money somehow.
I do think the ships are grossly overpriced though.
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 22, 2015, 09:42:38 AM
They also don't seem to make you better at the game, just earn EXP or money faster. The purchasable ships are better than the base earned ships in their tier, but not as good as the fully upgraded earned ships in their tier. As a free to play they have to make money somehow.
I do think the ships are grossly overpriced though.
YUp I havent seen a premium ship come out that didnt have serious drawbacks, in an effort to maintain balance only 1 ship I saw could completely run a fight and that was the KItikami.
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 22, 2015, 09:48:19 AM
They also don't seem to make you better at the game, just earn EXP or money faster. The purchasable ships are better than the base earned ships in their tier, but not as good as the fully upgraded earned ships in their tier. As a free to play they have to make money somehow.
I do think the ships are grossly overpriced though.
So basically putting in the grind time gets you further ahead than buying the good stuff? Are you comparing fully upgraded purchasable ships (if they can be upgraded) to fully upgraded earned ships?
That's kind of interesting if it's as I stated above. Although I'm guessing the grind is likely pretty onerous to get to the top shelf earned stuff.
Wiley.
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 22, 2015, 11:16:48 AM
So basically putting in the grind time gets you further ahead than buying the good stuff? Are you comparing fully upgraded purchasable ships (if they can be upgraded) to fully upgraded earned ships?
That's kind of interesting if it's as I stated above. Although I'm guessing the grind is likely pretty onerous to get to the top shelf earned stuff.
Wiley.
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 22, 2015, 11:18:34 AM
If you know what you atr doing you can get by with the stock ships, yeah you'll take some lumps but by time yu have the final hull of a ship they can go toe-to-toe with any purchased ship in thier tier. I've wrecked people in thier Tirpitzii in my Coloroado before.
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Post by: Latrobe on October 22, 2015, 11:26:09 AM
If you know what you atr doing you can get by with the stock ships, yeah you'll take some lumps but by time yu have the final hull of a ship they can go toe-to-toe with any purchased ship in thier tier. I've wrecked people in thier Tirpitzii in my Coloroado before.
I remember one match my T6 New Mexico citadel'd a T8 North Carolina to death. Any ship can kill any other ship in this game. I thought the Tirpitz was going to be a much bigger threat than what it turned out to be but I don't fear it at all in my North Carolina. Each salvo is almost always doing 12K damage to them and I'll take minimal damage in return. Of course, a big part of this is because I know what I'm doing and most Tirpitz drivers are people with less than 10 minutes of playtime and just went out, bought a Tirpitz, and have no idea what they're doing.
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Post by: Volron on October 22, 2015, 12:30:07 PM
YUp I havent seen a premium ship come out that didnt have serious drawbacks, in an effort to maintain balance only 1 ship I saw could completely run a fight and that was the KItikami.
That depended on who was in the boat as well. I was in a match where a Kiti sank 4 ships with one full salvo (40 torps), but they were both enemy and allied. I also ate 2 of her torpedoes, which....hurt. :bhead I did get out of that match alive, even if it was a loss. :)
I was really thinking about picking her up, but she vanished. :( Personally, I'd love to see her back. The question is, HOW will they nerf her?
So basically putting in the grind time gets you further ahead than buying the good stuff? Are you comparing fully upgraded purchasable ships (if they can be upgraded) to fully upgraded earned ships?
That's kind of interesting if it's as I stated above. Although I'm guessing the grind is likely pretty onerous to get to the top shelf earned stuff.
Wiley.
Yes and No.
No: If you put in the gold, you can convert the xp on a premium ship into free xp to use on other ships, much like Elite ships. However, premium ships earn more xp than their elite counterparts, as well as credits. Captains can be trained on them without having to deal with retraining them to the premium ship. Example: I can take my Kawachi Captain and move him to my Atago to get him trained up, then move him back to my Kawachi without having to retrain him to the Atago, then back to Kawachi. Now if I took my Kawachi Captain, moved him to Atago then on to my Kongo, THEN I would have to retrain him. But the retrain would only be for Kongo. The other thing to note is the repair costs of high tier ships. They are...expensive. You can very easily have no credits in a few bad matches where you are sunk quickly in T8-10. Premium ships do wonders, more so than elite ships, in the credits department. The T5 premiums are very solid in netting credits while not be so high in tier that you will lose out if you have a few bad matches.
Yes: When OBT hit, Atago and Atlanta were pulled after a day or two because a lot of new guys were buying these ships and immediately getting wrecked and/or team killing (not intentional) with torpedoes. I think after a week had passed, they put them back into the shop. By putting in the time grinding, you learn the class better not to mention that your captain will be around what he should be in terms of tier as you progress.
The grind is real, regardless if you use premium ships or not in the grind. But you'll generally have more credits with the use of premium ships than without.
In the end, you don't need premium ships. You don't need premium anything, but I would recommend you keep a few other tiers around. I'd go nutz if was stuck on Izumo, not to mention broke. I need my CA fix as well, and I love to derp around with my Kawachi and Myogi. :D
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Post by: Karnak on October 22, 2015, 01:20:24 PM
So basically putting in the grind time gets you further ahead than buying the good stuff? Are you comparing fully upgraded purchasable ships (if they can be upgraded) to fully upgraded earned ships?
That's kind of interesting if it's as I stated above. Although I'm guessing the grind is likely pretty onerous to get to the top shelf earned stuff.
Wiley.
Premium ships are as is when purchased. There are no upgraded hulls, guns or rangefinders for them. You can install modules same as earned ships, but as it is just like earned ships it isn't an advantage. Premium ships range from crap, like the Clemson and Yubari, to pretty competitive like the Murmansk and Tirpitz, but even in the best case (Murmansk) are not pay to win over the earned ships.
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Post by: Volron on October 22, 2015, 05:47:21 PM
Premium ships are as is when purchased. There are no upgraded hulls, guns or rangefinders for them. You can install modules same as earned ships, but as it is just like earned ships it isn't an advantage. Premium ships range from crap, like the Clemson and Yubari, to pretty competitive like the Murmansk and Tirpitz, but even in the best case (Murmansk) are not pay to win over the earned ships.
The one exception is Sims. It has a torpedo upgrade to increase the range and a very slight improvement to reload, at the loss of speed and damage. Also, Clemson is in the standard tree, she is not a premium ship. :) Maybe you meant the Albany?
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Post by: Karnak on October 22, 2015, 06:18:29 PM
The one exception is Sims. It has a torpedo upgrade to increase the range and a very slight improvement to reload, at the loss of speed and damage. Also, Clemson is in the standard tree, she is not a premium ship. :) Maybe you meant the Albany?
No, Sims.
Albany was awarded so I don't count it in the premiums as new players can't get it. It is pretty bad though.
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Post by: Volron on October 22, 2015, 06:58:38 PM
Albany is a derp ship. :) I don't intend on selling mine as, for obvious reasons, she's rare to see. :aok
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Post by: MrKrabs on October 22, 2015, 07:01:39 PM
Derping around tonight and tomorrow - PM me for some fleet action!
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Post by: Karnak on October 22, 2015, 08:32:15 PM
Albany is a derp ship. :) I don't intend on selling mine as, for obvious reasons, she's rare to see. :aok
Still got mine too. Don't use it much, but no plans on selling it either.
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Post by: Biggamer on October 25, 2015, 04:14:40 AM
give it a bit more time and you will have to have good mod packs just to half ways compete just like world of tanks, sure you can play with out warpack but your not gonna compete with those who do have it, i give it a year maybe and they will have took over like on world of tanks
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on October 25, 2015, 08:03:45 AM
Don't use Warpak, still solid blue/purple... Try focusing on doing well instead of crutches like cheats.
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Post by: JMD413 on October 28, 2015, 01:13:10 PM
So, after seeing the posts on this I decided to give it a go. It really is a fun game. They do a good job of easing you into everything (signals, upgrades etc.) with a gentle learning curve. I am liking the BB and CA so far. DD's can be a real challenge in a BB though, so watch out! Torps are OP lol.
P.S. Citadel hits in a BB can be EPIC! :devil
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Post by: Volron on October 28, 2015, 03:16:51 PM
Oh yeah! :x Will be better for new guys with the upcoming patch:
Introductory Mission
An Introductory Mission will be available for newcomers. The Introductory Mission will help new players learn the game basics, when they log in to the game for the first time.
So if you found it easy to get into it, then I can only imagine how it will be once the patch hits. :)
I really like the BB line, so much so that I intend to keep EVERY BB that comes out, no matter how bad they might be. Hell, I still have my Kawachi. :D I'm 130k away from Yamato and when the 1st wins hit (which is 7pm Central in my case), I'll be able to push for her tonight. I was at 242k yesterday before the 1st wins hit then went to sleep after picking them up; woke up with 134k left to go. :D Didn't check before I went to sleep, so it was a nice surprise for me. :x
Also, I scored a 1 hit kill on another Izumo last night. Yep. Only a single shell hit him, and he was at full HP. :t If you thought citadel's are satisfying, wait until you mag someone. :D
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Post by: Latrobe on October 28, 2015, 07:51:36 PM
So, after seeing the posts on this I decided to give it a go. It really is a fun game. They do a good job of easing you into everything (signals, upgrades etc.) with a gentle learning curve. I am liking the BB and CA so far. DD's can be a real challenge in a BB though, so watch out! Torps are OP lol.
P.S. Citadel hits in a BB can be EPIC! :devil
Those citadel hits are just so addicting! But nothing quite beats killing a full health BB with 1 salvo of torps! :devil
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Post by: Volron on October 29, 2015, 12:49:30 AM
Those citadel hits are just so addicting! But nothing quite beats killing a full health BB with 1 shell from your BB! :devil
FIXED. :devil
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Post by: Lizard on October 29, 2015, 01:13:07 AM
You should try the test, it's a freakin blast. You do a match and you can move up to the next tier. I was sitting on 2 billion credits in 6 hours. Billion. Just like in the real game though I can't figure a line to run, so I do em all a couple matches at a time. And gee whiz that Cleveland is fun. Had a blast in the T-7 jap dd, 10k torps are fun but dangerous...no TKs though. :evil: BamaRama in .ru test...
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Post by: Volron on October 29, 2015, 05:32:44 AM
Now I can start messing with DD's and CV's. :D 2nd goal ship reached! :x
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 29, 2015, 07:56:21 AM
Or the sheer fear from the DD when it realizes all their torps didn't kill you while you blast them at close-range while secondary just eat them up
That's when it's time to engage RAMMING SPEED!!! :t
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Post by: Volron on October 30, 2015, 08:59:44 AM
Been dinking around with the Hosho now, and reached Zuiho in a sitting (with the help of a little free xp I gained from Yamato). I think I will be keeping my CV's as well, though I don't know if I will keep them all. It's looking like I will though. :)
Not going to free xp my way higher though, as I need a CV captain to match the tier. By the time I reach Ryujo with Zuiho's base xp (no use of free xp), my primary CV captain should be within a reasonable spot skill wise for her. I don't think I will go any higher than Shokaku though, like I did with Mogami. I mean, once these ships have the xp for it, then I'll research into the next tier to give them Elite Status, but otherwise have no interest in the T9 and 10's of those lines.
It's a nice change from the "surface" fighting I'm use to. I'm surprised, though it is a bit tedious at times.
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Post by: cobia38 on November 01, 2015, 07:54:33 AM
just downloaded the game and played it,very addictive :x
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Post by: Volron on November 01, 2015, 12:52:33 PM
Have you found the poison you like? :devil Mine is BB. :aok
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Post by: cobia38 on November 01, 2015, 01:59:45 PM
i,m still on cruisers,trying to work my way to BB
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Post by: Volron on November 03, 2015, 02:16:05 PM
For DD's: Fujin is proving to be quite fun, as is the Sims. The Gremy, that one is proving to be almost as bad as Yubari, at least for me. I have a new T10 target as well, the Shimakaze, but I'm not going to push for her like I did with Mogami and Yamato. :D I am also after Fletcher for the USN line. :)
Also, I saw Phly and Baron's video on the Imperator Nikolai, a Russian Premium T4 BB...me wants. :x But I STILL want Mikasa damn it! :bhead Don't care if it's pretty bad, I'd still use her. :joystick: :x
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Post by: Latrobe on November 03, 2015, 02:17:11 PM
The Fletcher is insane! it's the best DD in the entire game!
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Post by: MrKrabs on November 03, 2015, 04:02:54 PM
The Fletcher is insane! it's the best DD in the entire game!
Next update american torp range get extended too
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Post by: Lizard on November 03, 2015, 04:03:51 PM
After the nimble jap dd's and the heavy guns of the ruskies dd's I never tried the us...guess I'll give it a shot. Nothing can be as bad as 3k torps. As far as germy cruisers, cant seem to make it to the Konigsberg. The Karl just falls flat on its face time after time. I am getting used to the phoenix though...
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Post by: MrKrabs on November 03, 2015, 04:20:47 PM
After the nimble jap dd's and the heavy guns of the ruskies dd's I never tried the us...guess I'll give it a shot. Nothing can be as bad as 3k torps. As far as germy cruisers, cant seem to make it to the Konigsberg. The Karl just falls flat on its face time after time. I am getting used to the phoenix though...
But think of the fun with 20KM torps on the gearing
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Post by: Latrobe on November 03, 2015, 06:00:04 PM
man 9.2K torps on the Mahan is awesome, Guns, torps AND aa.
6.5 torps from the silly 4.5 torps on the Farragut is hilariously fun...
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Post by: cobia38 on November 05, 2015, 05:04:01 PM
sorry about the other night crabs,wife ack struck :uhoh i finally got a BB though :D south carolina,guns suck but at least its a BB.
anyone notice shells from doble turrets dont follow the same track ? i was seeing alot of stray rounds last night,one would hit and the other would go way off target
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Post by: Volron on November 05, 2015, 06:31:11 PM
It was worse than what you see now. :noid
Either way the lower tier BB's will make or break you, that's for sure; But if you can push past them, you will find them getting better. :aok
What I don't like is they capitalized the names in port and on team screen. Feel like I'm getting beat over the head with em. :noid
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Post by: Latrobe on November 06, 2015, 12:18:15 PM
My Nicholas Torps went from 64 knots to 55!?? :mad:
Looks like I'll be selling that thing.
The upgraded torps on the Farragut and Mahan look nice though... not as nice as my Fletcher though :D
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Post by: cobia38 on November 07, 2015, 01:01:57 PM
i cant find much info on secondary guns anywhere,does anyone know the details on these ?
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Post by: MrKrabs on November 07, 2015, 01:10:25 PM
i cant find much info on secondary guns anywhere,does anyone know the details on these ?
If you click on the Artillery tab while in port, it'll list your secondary guns as well as your main battery. Just hover over the secondary guns to get more information. As Krabs mentioned, they have short range (3-7km on BB's, dependent on Tier) and will auto fire at a target once it is in range, however their dispersion is extremely bad, even at point blank range. You can designate a target for them to focus on as well, which comes in handy when you want that low HP no torp CA to get sunk while you are dealing with the half HP BB with your main guns. :) Don't rely on them solely to do the job though. :aok
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Post by: USRanger on November 07, 2015, 02:55:39 PM
Gonna give in and check it out tonight.
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Post by: cobia38 on November 07, 2015, 03:41:30 PM
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Post by: Biggamer on November 07, 2015, 10:24:12 PM
_Biggamer_ ingame
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Post by: 100Coogn on November 08, 2015, 02:41:44 PM
Just downloaded World of Warships and I got to say, I like it. I only did the very first mission. I believe it was an intro./training deal, so I don't even know if I was on with real people or bots. Irregardless it was fun. I also re-subbed to AH, after a long hiatus. Enjoy the ez kills. lol
Coogan :airplane:
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Post by: Volron on November 08, 2015, 03:10:57 PM
Your very first mission or two will be against the AI. When I was in CBT you could only face AI until you were Level 2, after which you could start doing Random Battles (PvP) instead of Co-Op. However, the last update introduced the following for new players:
Introductory Mission
An Introductory Mission will be available for newcomers. The Introductory Mission will help new players learn the game basics, when they log in to the game for the first time.
I just do not know the details on how the introductory mission works for new players, and I don't wish to create a whole new account simply to find out. It will probably be one of the following:
1) Complete the IM to unlock Random Battles
and/or
2) Reach X Level in Co-Op (which doesn't take long) to unlock Random Battles
AI is more aggressive now, that is for sure. Last time I took my CV out, AI CV went for me at beginning of match. It was something they NEVER did prior to patch. :)
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Post by: USRanger on November 08, 2015, 04:22:25 PM
Started playing last night and I'm hooked.
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on November 08, 2015, 05:39:48 PM
on again a bit tonight ranger... toss me your name and I'll add it to my list. If we can hook up, I'll help you a bit.
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Post by: USRanger on November 08, 2015, 08:29:18 PM
Using USRanger. It didn't ask me for a name, so I assume I made an acct. for WoT awhile ago & it used that. I wanted a new name!
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on November 08, 2015, 08:33:06 PM
it shares your info and if you have premium on one, it carries through. I'll be on for a bit longer.
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Post by: Latrobe on November 09, 2015, 07:15:37 AM
And this is why I am VERY unlikely to take my Yamato out into Random Battles, specially alone. I'll team up with Bullet's Midway however, once he gets her. :) The high costs for T10 keeps a lot of folks from using them, but I also believe that not as many people as one would think, have T10's yet. :headscratch:
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Post by: cobia38 on November 10, 2015, 06:30:27 PM
i,m on T5 NewYork BB,it seems worst then the T4 Wyoming ,whats up with that :headscratch:
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Post by: Nathan60 on November 10, 2015, 06:52:29 PM
i,m on T5 NewYork BB,it seems worst then the T4 Wyoming ,whats up with that :headscratch:
If you are grinding up and not using free xp, try getting some of the modules. Also it gets better when ya hit the NM.
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Post by: Nathan60 on November 10, 2015, 09:47:46 PM
If anyone is interested theblackfleet.org (http://theblackfleet.org) is looking for good players. SESeph and Fish are 2 of the guys running it. Good group of guys to have have fun
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Post by: cobia38 on November 14, 2015, 05:09:16 PM
on t5 new york(what a slug) but having a blast allso just started messing with DDs currently on clemson,they are alot of fun but very fragile :bhead
BTW how do you take screen shots ?
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Post by: BowHTR on November 14, 2015, 08:29:53 PM
on t5 new york(what a slug) but having a blast allso just started messing with DDs currently on clemson,they are alot of fun but very fragile :bhead
BTW how do you take screen shots ?
You can use PrtSc
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Post by: Volron on December 04, 2015, 11:57:12 AM
I picked up the Imperator Nikolai asap, and I have to say she's a bit fun so far. :) But I've heard her turrets are a bit squishy though. :headscratch: Haven't had too much issue yet, but I've also not taken her into Random yet either. I'll find out sooner or later. :aok
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Post by: Volron on December 17, 2015, 02:04:41 PM
Well, this is a little bit of a surprise to me. I just hope the challenges aren't insane and/or country specific (unless it's IJN. I wouldn't care then. :D). Least I have a new goal to work for. :aok
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Post by: Volron on December 22, 2015, 09:44:04 AM
The new "default" camo's for Prem ships are very nice. Really liking Warspite's. :x
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Post by: Latrobe on December 23, 2015, 03:20:36 PM
Bought my Iowa with the 7million credits they gave me with the new update. I then immediately went and broke my game trying to download mods. This seems to be a reoccuring theme for me with WoWs updates :o
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Post by: Skuzzy on December 23, 2015, 03:30:49 PM
Dusted it off and played a bit, until I ran into a South Carolina that was,..well,...suspect.
He took out every player in the arena. Friend and foe alike. At least he was consistent. His Carolina was firing rounds faster than they could land on a target, and his turret rotation was instantaneous.
He took out a New York with one barrage, same with my St. Louis. Matter of fact, I am pretty sure he did everyone that way.
He was just laughing his butt off about it. Saying, what are they going to do? It's a free game!
I then got tossed into a round with nothing but Tier 4 and Tier 5 ships, with me being the only Tier III. That was not pretty. It also happened to be the map with no land in it. Nowhere to hide.
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Post by: Volron on December 23, 2015, 04:10:42 PM
Dusted it off and played a bit, until I ran into a South Carolina that was,..well,...suspect.
He took out every player in the arena. Friend and foe alike. At least he was consistent. His Carolina was firing rounds faster than they could land on a target, and his turret rotation was instantaneous.
He took out a New York with one barrage, same with my St. Louis. Matter of fact, I am pretty sure he did everyone that way.
He was just laughing his butt off about it. Saying, what are they going to do? It's a free game!
I then got tossed into a round with nothing but Tier 4 and Tier 5 ships, with me being the only Tier III. That was not pretty. It also happened to be the map with no land in it. Nowhere to hide.
I hope you reported him, both in-game in via ticket with at least screenshots. Replay would have been best, but the method to get it working is stupid. Really wish they finish that.
As for the cheating, well, that can happen here as well. Least here we have a much more stable replay to use, and that you guys are deadly serious when it comes to these things. While it would somewhat appear that WG takes action, overall I cannot honestly say how serious they are on these issues. :headscratch:
Look on the bright side, if you used your ally BB's as shields, you should've gotten some nice xp off that. :D Personally I like Ocean the most. It's trickiest in a DD, well for me anyways. :)
The change they made to IJN TB's is interesting, I can see that converging thing being very powerful in the right hands. So far I'm really enjoying the new sounds, though I haven't had a chance to play on the two new maps yet. I am running into the other recent map more often now. :aok
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Post by: mbailey on December 23, 2015, 06:49:28 PM
Dusted it off and played a bit, until I ran into a South Carolina that was,..well,...suspect.
He took out every player in the arena. Friend and foe alike. At least he was consistent. His Carolina was firing rounds faster than they could land on a target, and his turret rotation was instantaneous.
He took out a New York with one barrage, same with my St. Louis. Matter of fact, I am pretty sure he did everyone that way.
He was just laughing his butt off about it. Saying, what are they going to do? It's a free game!
I then got tossed into a round with nothing but Tier 4 and Tier 5 ships, with me being the only Tier III. That was not pretty. It also happened to be the map with no land in it. Nowhere to hide.
<See Rule #7> :D
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 23, 2015, 07:06:44 PM
Dusted it off and played a bit, until I ran into a South Carolina that was,..well,...suspect.
He took out every player in the arena. Friend and foe alike. At least he was consistent. His Carolina was firing rounds faster than they could land on a target, and his turret rotation was instantaneous.
He took out a New York with one barrage, same with my St. Louis. Matter of fact, I am pretty sure he did everyone that way.
He was just laughing his butt off about it. Saying, what are they going to do? It's a free game!
I then got tossed into a round with nothing but Tier 4 and Tier 5 ships, with me being the only Tier III. That was not pretty. It also happened to be the map with no land in it. Nowhere to hide.
Never heard or seen anything like that over a few thousand battles. Nor have I heard of anyone else with that experience. Considering it's a server side game he would have to be hacking the server not just his client. You have a replay?
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Post by: Skuzzy on December 24, 2015, 05:16:16 AM
I do not know what "replay" is.
I know the entire arena was saying they were turning it in. I also reported it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on December 24, 2015, 07:20:22 AM
A couple of the players said they had video of it all, so I assume the matter was addressed.
I have to admit, I know only basic functions of the game as I am not an avid player of it. Just no time really.
Angling and when to use AP vs HE. If you find yourself the underdog of a match, stick with HE. Use your ally BB's as shields, stay behind them and play support. Some WILL give you all kinds of guff about it, but more than a few will appreciate the escort. A St. Louis will wreck a DD, regardless of tier. If equal tier'd, when it doubt, HE. If you are the top dog, AP against everything except DD's, unless you want them to suffer. :t
What you don't want to do is go directly nose on with a BB. More often than not, I can citadel a St. Louis when it's doing that. At the very least, you'll suffer more damage outright being nose on. Keep an angle when closing in if you feeling brave. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on December 24, 2015, 04:00:08 PM
I have found I cannot take on a BB with HE rounds. I hit a South Carolina one game with 121 rounds and she kept on going. In another game I hit a South Caroline with 68 AP rounds and took her down. Both showed full health when we started.
DD's are odd. In one game, me an a South Carolina were left against one DD. I was running parallel to our BB and the DD was less than 3K from me, but I could not see him. He did not show up for me, no matter what I did with my vis range.
All the while our BB was yelling at me, "SHOOT HIM! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" The guy in the BB could see him,. but I could not. Our BB guy called my every name in the book he could get away with.
All I could do is say, "I cannot see him!"
DD's are a mystery to me. It is why I really could not get into the game. Kept getting sunk and never seeing the ship that did it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 24, 2015, 04:18:35 PM
You could not see him but knew he was 3k away from you? Time and again you keep describing problems that are technically impossible which indicate improper design. Oddly enough, no one else seems to have them. Could it be that your perception of what is going on is not in line with what is actually happening?
In your DD case, each ship has a spotting distance with some modifiers. You will auto spot any dd within 3k, long before 3k actually unless they are in smoke. Perhaps you can save your replays and look back over them when you don't understand what happened. Heck, division up with me and I'll explain it all to you. Or post up the replays with questionable happenings. If you understand the game mechanics things are not a mystery. I spent some effort doing so as part of learning the game. It's not uncommon for people to claim others are hacking when they are just playing the game and understand how the mechanics work. I have never seen someone expliot the game, nor have I seen a verified case of it yet it seems to happen to you most of the time. I suspect you more rightly fall under the other catagory above.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Zimme83 on December 24, 2015, 09:58:32 PM
I have found I cannot take on a BB with HE rounds. I hit a South Carolina one game with 121 rounds and she kept on going. In another game I hit a South Caroline with 68 AP rounds and took her down. Both showed full health when we started.
DD's are odd. In one game, me an a South Carolina were left against one DD. I was running parallel to our BB and the DD was less than 3K from me, but I could not see him. He did not show up for me, no matter what I did with my vis range.
All the while our BB was yelling at me, "SHOOT HIM! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" The guy in the BB could see him,. but I could not. Our BB guy called my every name in the book he could get away with.
All I could do is say, "I cannot see him!"
DD's are a mystery to me. It is why I really could not get into the game. Kept getting sunk and never seeing the ship that did it.
WW2 battleships were havily armoured,the armor could be up to 16'' on some ships so it seems resonable that AP rounds are needed.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on December 25, 2015, 05:40:09 AM
You could not see him but knew he was 3k away from you? Time and again you keep describing problems that are technically impossible which indicate improper design. Oddly enough, no one else seems to have them. Could it be that your perception of what is going on is not in line with what is actually happening?
In your DD case, each ship has a spotting distance with some modifiers. You will auto spot any dd within 3k, long before 3k actually unless they are in smoke. Perhaps you can save your replays and look back over them when you don't understand what happened. Heck, division up with me and I'll explain it all to you. Or post up the replays with questionable happenings. If you understand the game mechanics things are not a mystery. I spent some effort doing so as part of learning the game. It's not uncommon for people to claim others are hacking when they are just playing the game and understand how the mechanics work. I have never seen someone expliot the game, nor have I seen a verified case of it yet it seems to happen to you most of the time. I suspect you more rightly fall under the other catagory above.
Sigh. The BB was telling screaming at me he was only 3K away.
EDIT: You know what. You're right. The game is perfect. My bad. Merry Christmas.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: cobia38 on December 25, 2015, 07:32:40 AM
I have seen DDs flash in and out of sight well under 3k, sometimes as close as 1 k away and without smoke screen. The game definetly has some bugs
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 25, 2015, 07:52:50 AM
I've seen stuff flash in and out of sight too, when my connection was crappy. That's not what he is describing though. I fully agree the game is not perfect but it's not as described above either.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Skuzzy on December 26, 2015, 06:16:14 AM
I have seen DDs flash in and out of sight well under 3k, sometimes as close as 1 k away and without smoke screen. The game definetly has some bugs
Exactly what I was describing. It has happened more than one time, but the one I chose to describe was the only time it was blatant enough another player confirmed it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 26, 2015, 07:40:28 AM
You said: " In one game, me an a South Carolina were left against one DD. I was running parallel to our BB and the DD was less than 3K from me, but I could not see him. He did not show up for me, no matter what I did with my vis range. All the while our BB was yelling at me, "SHOOT HIM! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?!?" The guy in the BB could see him,. but I could not. Our BB guy called my every name in the book he could get away with. All I could do is say, "I cannot see him!""
You are declaring as facts that the dd was within 3k of you for an extended period of time and you never saw him. This is entirely different than flashing in and out of view due to lag issues which is what Cobia said and I agreed with him as I have seen it too. Clearly not the same thing.
Let's deconstruct this a bit more. You say the BB could see the DD and thus you know he was 3k or less away from you. The way the spotting mechanics work in WOT and WOW is when one can see, all can see. It's not overly intuitive, but that's the way the system works. Once lit by one ship, the spotted ship is view able by all. Once they are no longer spotable by anyone on your side, they go dark again and are invis to all. You can have a situation where a DD gets caught within view range and pops smoke or gets back out of view range quickly. They would appear then disappear within a few seconds as they no longer meet the "spotted" criteria.
In this case, the dd was most likely operating at the edge of visible range and properly getting out of range once he was spotted. You were not paying attention enough to take advantage of the times he was spotted. The other guy was a loud mouth idiot and you were generally clueless.
Time and again, you are describing things in a way that demonstrate a lack of understanding of how the game mechanics work and blaming other things for your lack of understanding.
For example: "He did not show up for me, no matter what I did with my vis range." While you can train skills to increase vis range, there is nothing you can do in battle to adjust your vis range. The statement is impossible.
For example: "DD's are a mystery to me. It is why I really could not get into the game. Kept getting sunk and never seeing the ship that did it." Nothing mysterious about the spotting mechanics once you understand them. Not seeing who sunk you is because you A) were not paying attention or B) If sunk by torps, you keep driving in a straight line instead of basic maneuvering once in a while. No one beyond the newb levels drive in a straight line for extended periods of time when under fire. Good players almost never get torped because they don't just drive straight for the several minutes it takes for torps to get to them.
For example: "I have found I cannot take on a BB with HE rounds. I hit a South Carolina one game with 121 rounds and she kept on going. In another game I hit a South Caroline with 68 AP rounds and took her down. Both showed full health when we started."
What is odd about this? Nothing. Lets talk game mechanics again. HE rounds are effective against anything as the cause blast damage and light fires. AP rounds, if they penetrate, can cause considerably more damage when they strike key components such as the bridge, engine room etc. If your AP rounds can pen, most use them. If they can't pen, they cause no damage. It's not odd at all for AP rounds to cause more HP of damage as long as they penetrate. Otherwise, HE them and burn them down. If you are are in a cruiser shooting a BB with HE is the way to go most of the time as AP rarely penetrates. So you saying you hit him 121 times with with HE and caused little to no damage seems rather improbable. Survived, maybe, but not unscathed as you indicated.
For example: Your mysterious SC story." His Carolina was firing rounds faster than they could land on a target, and his turret rotation was instantaneous."
Ship specs are not like AH, they are server side. All metrics such as acceleration, turning speeds, reload times etc are supposedly server side. The client requests and action and the server executes if possible and reports the results back to the client. What you are describing is someone who hacked the server but only for his SC and not anyone elses. That seems rather improbable.
While one can reasonably criticize the game, your claims keep coming across as lacking an understanding of how things work and questionable factually. That is why I'm questioning your statements. Try not to be hyper defensive and listen to what is being said.
Merry Christmas Skuzzy.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: cobia38 on December 26, 2015, 07:59:44 AM
in RL you can not "hide" a 300+ ft destroyer at 3k or even 5k for that matter,i find the whole invisable ship thing very dweeby
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 26, 2015, 09:42:10 AM
in RL you can not "hide" a 300+ ft destroyer at 3k or even 5k for that matter,i find the whole invisable ship thing very dweeby
Agreed that the spotting system metric is not overly intuitive and gamey. It does add some level of gameplay that would not exist otherwise. The value of that though is debatable.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on December 26, 2015, 11:24:46 AM
I have alot of games played and I have myself seen dds drop out within 3-1k but the reason for that is I was in the smoke, now if the bb skuzzy was talkin about did indeed have sight of the enemy dd and Skuzzy was IN the smoke cloud he may nt have seen the other dd. When you are in smoke you really cant tell except to look at the edges of your screen. DD's can burn down BBS with HE rounds you just have to get some fires going and keep them going. Last night in the new Polish DD I hit a New MEx something like 150+ times and it took forever to burn him down. LOL actually had 2 bbs burning at the same time the polish DD is pretty beastly (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/bboat_zpsrbnnktvz.png) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/bboat_zpsrbnnktvz.png.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on December 26, 2015, 04:16:27 PM
If you are close enough to the smoke, it "disappears" (to help with frame rate I think). I'm talking just being close to the edge, not actually in it. I've noticed this myself a few times. For me, every time I'm detected while in a DD, I get fired on. The exception being if they are not paying attention and/or I have smoke going. They have to work on the smoke a bit, that's for sure. It shouldn't "disappear" unless you are actually in it, not near it. Could be that if they can't see into the smoke, you can't see out of it either. I can count on one hand the times where I would lose sight of a ship after I got my smoke going and I wasn't retreating.
in RL you can not "hide" a 300+ ft destroyer at 3k or even 5k for that matter,i find the whole invisable ship thing very dweeby
If I recall correctly, we also travel at least double of what it says we are doing, to cover the distances on maps. Otherwise the match would end before anyone fire a shot. One of the Developer's Diary's mentions this more clearly. Play CV's and zoom in on one of your squadrons, you'll notice the AC's travel at a VERY high speed. Even the T4 planes would give a 163 a run for it's money, if they don't out right smoke her.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on December 28, 2015, 10:05:46 AM
Anyone want a World of Warships code?
I recently got an upgrade for my PC and with it came a WoWs code. Unfortunately for me it can only be used with a new account. Kind of useless when I already have an account. :(
So anyone thinking of getting into WoWs and want a little boost, or have a friend they want to get into the game? The code can ONLY be used with a new account and will give the person a Diana Cruiser and 15 days of Premium.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: cobia38 on December 28, 2015, 11:34:23 AM
Isn't it tho? Me and 2 squadmates(also in the BBoat) held down a side of the map with the help of a Cleveland against 2 Clevelands 3 dds and 2 New Mexicos the thing can pump out some damage when you focus fire stuff and use smoke and land for cover
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on December 28, 2015, 03:51:04 PM
For a non-premium, non-elite ship, I would say I did somewhat okay. :) Not too many citadel's simply because I was working on the fire stage of that 3 stage mission for Emden.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: cobia38 on December 28, 2015, 05:29:39 PM
researched colorado but did not buy it,i,m going to skip it and go straight to the NC,need about 60 k more xp :x i just hope its not a disapointment
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on December 31, 2015, 07:48:59 AM
Welp, finally reached Shokaku. I skipped Ryujo though (just free xp'd my way past her), but kept my other CV's. Won't keep it like that though, and will be picking her up later when I have the creds. Shokaku was a touch expensive, but that is the down side of keeping ships. Prices for each ships having modules does put a drain on ya. Skipping Ryujo let me get Shokaku that much faster though.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: WaffenVW on December 31, 2015, 03:42:15 PM
Let's inject some Armored Warfare into this exceedingly World Of Warships dominated thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZc7z-Ye7M
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on December 31, 2015, 05:05:33 PM
Not a problem with that, as the title does have Armored Warfare in it. :D
Been thinking about it, but so far haven't felt the motivation as of yet.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: WaffenVW on January 01, 2016, 09:29:24 AM
I really like what I've seen in AW so far. I like the PMC concept with the PVE story missions. Having made legendary games like Fallout and Baldur's Gate Obsidian is obviously a more experienced crew in making games than the Russian and Belorussian competition. Even if AW is still just in open beta it looks and feels more polished than WoT and WT. Everything has more of a story behind it instead of just being a game mechanic. Like the tech-tree, which instead of being just an arbitrary XP limited grind list is presented as an arms dealer's catalog. Instead of XP it's "Reputation", again polishing a typical and obvious game mechanic into something that feels more realistic, especially in a merc setting. Having the option to choose between PVP matches and co-op PVE missions is a great addition to the online tankfest genre.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on January 01, 2016, 01:39:38 PM
I've seen a few video's BaronVonGames has done, and was honestly surprised he was showcasing the Co-Op version of the game more and more. Bullet also mentioned the Co-Op section of the game more than a few times as well. This has gotten my attention, but from what I have seen in the video's the Co-Op teams are fairly small. Though small, it appears to have plenty of action. I think in one of his video's, he almost ran out of ammunition due to the amount of bot tanks that spawn.
I'd be lying if I wasn't the slightest bit tempted to download it. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on January 12, 2016, 12:37:26 AM
A nice match in the Mogami. :) Now if only I could get 10+ fires a match, I'd be set for that Myoko Mission 2nd Stage. 20 planes a match for Kongo's Mission 2nd Stage would also rock, but I'll likely complete the fire stage before the ac stage. :joystick:
Overall it is looking to be fairly close to completing the ac stage once I finish the fire stage. At which point it will probably be 2-3 matches in my Hiryu to finish. Pulled my Yamato captain and reskilled him to have a decent captain for Hiryu in advance. Then the 1 million damage for each 3rd Stage, which will be cake. That will be the easiest to complete for me. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on January 12, 2016, 11:44:30 AM
Now that I think about it, I'm surprise Latrobe hasn't posted his screenies of the ARP ships in his port by day 3. :headscratch: You are slacking Latrobe! :furious
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on January 12, 2016, 01:00:08 PM
Now that I think about it, I'm surprise Latrobe hasn't posted his screenies of the ARP ships in his port by day 3. :headscratch: You are slacking Latrobe! :furious
I got it a little while ago and it's amazing!!!!! :x
Have yet to get the ARP Myoko yet. Been doing a lot of Iowa matches to get unlock stuff on it and Iowa is not really the best for killing Destroyers, only 5 more to go though ;)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on January 13, 2016, 07:36:55 AM
Not going to be holding my breath on actually getting her though, but doesn't mean I won't try for the 150 pearls to at least have my hat in the ring. :aok
Also:
:banana:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 01, 2016, 03:11:38 PM
Right now, Langley, Kolberg, Wyoming and the Tier IV Russian DD.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 03, 2016, 10:41:05 PM
When you get into the higher tiers, you'll find it easier to hit citadel's. At this point, only your WY has the best chance of this despite her dispersion. Once you reach the Karlsruhe, you should find it easier to hit citadel's. The Kolberg won't accomplish this easily unless you are fairly close and they are showing their broadside to you. Even then I don't make any guarantee's. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 04, 2016, 12:26:25 AM
When you get into the higher tiers, you'll find it easier to hit citadel's. At this point, only your WY has the best chance of this despite her dispersion. Once you reach the Karlsruhe, you should find it easier to hit citadel's. The Kolberg won't accomplish this easily unless you are fairly close and they are showing their broadside to you. Even then I don't make any guarantee's. :aok
Man you should just focus on powering through the Karlsruhe to the Koenisgberg, I dont think the German cruisers are really cit monsters compares to US and IJN
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 17, 2016, 11:20:25 PM
Welp, with my machine cooked I haven't been able to see how the new patch rolls. Lucked out that the Kamikaze R was put up for sale though, and picked her up today. I MIGHT still have a shot at getting Tachibana if I get the parts in soon enough, but will depend on when I get my return. If not, I talked to Niko about her and he did tell me they will definitely run another event for her at a later date. So if I miss out, I'll have a shot later. Hopefully that event kicks in before end of this year if I fail before this deadline. :)
So, how bad is it? I know the patch nerfed Mogami, with what they did with B/AFT. In a small way I understand, but at the same time, still a PITA. Won't change my gun preference with Mogami though. Those 6" guns will do a LOT of damage, both HE and AP. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: cobia38 on February 18, 2016, 05:58:58 PM
they now have team battles,and some new capt skills,other then that not much. everyone is crying about the torp spam now,seem jap DDs are getting more attention,i dont play them so i wouldent know. It would be nice to get some peeps from here together for some team play though.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on February 18, 2016, 06:14:44 PM
If you guys are interested in Team battles, check out the Great White Fleet and tell them rabbit sent you. A pretty solid group of guys.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 19, 2016, 10:56:23 AM
I'm a little curious about that manual targeting of secondaries, and how that is working out so far. The way I saw it worded would make it seem like you MUST manually target stuff for your secondaries, or they won't shoot at anything. I highly doubt that is the case, though I am curious to how much better it makes them. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 19, 2016, 11:25:17 AM
I'm a little curious about that manual targeting of secondaries, and how that is working out so far. The way I saw it worded would make it seem like you MUST manually target stuff for your secondaries, or they won't shoot at anything. I highly doubt that is the case, though I am curious to how much better it makes them. :headscratch:
I belive someone in the fleet I belong to pointed out that the accuracy increases when you focus, I forget the percentage.. I have no problem with manually focusing the secondaries ans I was already in the habit.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 19, 2016, 12:12:25 PM
Yeah, it's habitual for me as well. I am just curious to how much better it is now. There is suppose to be a noticeable increase to their accuracy with the skill vs without, both against AC and ships. I won't be able to find out for myself for a little bit longer.
Since the parts my machine is made from are no longer made, I've opted to upgrade while I was at it. New MB/RAM/CPU/VC/SSD will cost me a little over 1500. My friend swears by intel at the moment, so I'm leaning very much towards getting an intel board.
That's the board. His is the Mark S, which is marginally better and has a fancy white plastic cover. lol I didn't keep the list of parts I was planning on using (didn't not save the list by mistake), but fortunately my friend has the list. My machine will match his with the board and one vc as exception (he has 2). They are 4g Nvidia VC's, which means I will be able to run WoWs at max. :D My 2 Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 Vapor-X's were running WoWs at near max, only keeping water and shadow's at med, and AA off; everything else was maxed. I was still netting a decent 35+/- FPS, even with 4 cv's; 2 Midway's and 2 Hakuryu's. Yeah, there were a couple of AC in the air in that one. :noid
Oh boy, the resetting of configurations is gonna be PITA. WoWs, WT, SCII/Diablo III, AH; not to mention the games I have on Steam. :noid Ah well, that's why I got a 1TB SSD, so I can have fresh things installed. :aok
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Post by: Volron on February 24, 2016, 07:23:51 PM
These are the parts I have in mind. How will this machine hold up? How close can I "absolute max" the graphics? I'm only getting one VC at the moment but may opted for a 2nd one later. The reason I ask here is because I'm taking AH3 into account with this build and I figured I'd post into this thread rather than creating a new one. I'm fairly certain that if she'll run AH3 well, I will have no problems with other games. :aok
It's gonna be great to use AA again. :D Have no clue why my Vapor-X's won't work with AA for the past couple years... :(
Will be nice test out the Anshan, Kamikaze R and Lo Yang once the parts are in. I'm drooling at the maxed graphics already... Yes, I spent $50 on the Lo Yang, a reskinned Benson(?). I did mention earlier that I'm a bit of a collector. :) I MIGHT be able to pull off the Tachibana depending on day of parts arrival as they are next day air. If they get in before Saturday, I should be able to pull it off. I only need 7 more kills for that stage; then it's 600 hits, 50 fires and 1mil damage. That won't be a problem as Mogami hasn't failed me in those areas. I'm aware of the nerf, but I've spent a lot of time inside it's pre-nerf range, racking up the fires for Myoko. It's gonna be a hard push, that's for sure.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Vudu15 on February 24, 2016, 09:02:28 PM
I have a TS and a group of guys who play also have a Team by the name of Arson can look me up in game or pm me on here. VuduVince in game.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 24, 2016, 09:38:56 PM
I miss all of my ships... :( I'm hoping the parts get in in time for me to get Tachibana. With her, it'll be 44 ships to mess with. :x
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 27, 2016, 07:16:11 AM
And done. Machine is upgraded and working quite nicely. WoWs looks so much better now. :D Did a couple of matches and now only need 2 kills before I can start on the 600 hits. If things go well enough, I can pick up the kills next match then start working the hits. I might use Atlanta for that, since the turret rotation on the 155's for Mogami are horrid slow. :bhead
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on March 02, 2016, 08:51:17 PM
N.O. Love from me 8 cits on 2 atagos at less then 10 k dodging torps from them and a kiev. I have been enjoying the N.O. she is not a bad ship. The other 4 cits came against a Cleveland that I didnt get the kill on :( (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/NOlove_zpslexwdpmw.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/NOlove_zpslexwdpmw.jpg.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: scott66 on March 05, 2016, 02:52:43 AM
I cheated I bought by tier VII Atlanta until I got my tier VII Pensacola :devil got my tier V New York and Tier V dd and cv all American of course
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Vudu15 on March 06, 2016, 01:00:02 AM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 06, 2016, 12:33:38 PM
CO using HE. :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 14, 2016, 10:54:17 PM
So, I'm kind of wanting to mess around with the Kirov once the RU CA's hit. Saw Baron and Phly's video of her. But, only hands on xp will tell me if she's gonna be worth the grind. :)
Also, I am hoping that the ARP Kirishima's mission will not change from SEA/EU to here. If I remember correctly, the TOTAL damage will be 20 million. Easy peasy. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 23, 2016, 08:32:07 PM
So far made my way up to the Bogatyr. I enjoyed the Novik and may repurchase her at a later date but still only set for Kirov. I might pick up Budyonny, but we'll see see how Kirov really plays. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on March 23, 2016, 11:48:02 PM
So far made my way up to the Bogatyr. I enjoyed the Novik and may repurchase her at a later date but still only set for Kirov. I might pick up Budyonny, but we'll see see how Kirov really plays. :)
Kirov is one sexy looking ship, but that I-VI grind is rough since the St. Louis is best in cladd, then you get the Kuma and Phoenix.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 26, 2016, 12:08:41 AM
I am just not sure if I want to use the 130's. The 152's are working quite nice for me. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 21, 2016, 03:42:25 AM
Well, picked up the Saipan and I must say, she's definitely meant for experienced and skilled CV captains. I'm only a casual CV captain. :joystick: Do I regret getting her? No. Can I use her effectively? Nope. She's tricky, since her 2F/2TB load out only has 3 planes per squad. Screw up with the TB's and you'll lose them all before they get their torpedoes off. With her 3F/1DB load out, still only has 3 fighters per, but 8 dive bombers. Since they use 1k bombs, they can do CONSIDERABLE damage, if Mistress RNG decides to grace you accordingly.
I won't venture out of Co-Op with her in the foreseeable future. :noid
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 09, 2016, 03:33:55 PM
Well, the USS Texas was a surprise to me. So far, I'm liking her and her AA is quite nice. Still waiting on the HMS Campbeltown though. :joystick:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on May 24, 2016, 03:10:41 PM
Well, the USS Texas was a surprise to me. So far, I'm liking her and her AA is quite nice. Still waiting on the HMS Campbeltown though. :joystick:
Campbeltown will be aded to tech tree to by with doubloons next patch, also how about that Molotov got some great guns on it but dont give anyone your broadside.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 24, 2016, 06:51:29 PM
Campbeltown will be aded to tech tree to by with doubloons next patch, also how about that Molotov got some great guns on it but dont give anyone your broadside.
Molly is a nice ship. Her guns are pretty solid, both AP and HE, and she can do a little tanking if you angle. Campbeltown and Diana will be an insta-buy, which is great. I didn't think Diana would be sold for another year or so (and this was wishful thinking). Mikasa on the other hand, they are still afraid of selling her. She's that bad from what I gathered. That one is easy, just make her appear in the tech tree for doubloons once a player has reached 2k battles. If you've been around that long, then Mikasa won't break you. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: bortas1 on May 26, 2016, 08:50:58 PM
:salute ihave watched some of the wowarship on youtube. all other naval wargames I have played wanted you to broad side or even better have enemy fleet cross the T. I don't understand this. <S> Bortas
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 27, 2016, 12:44:06 AM
:headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: bortas1 on May 28, 2016, 12:52:28 AM
many of the videos I have watched the host says don't broad side enemy ships. I was wondering why?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 28, 2016, 05:14:50 AM
Makes it far easier penetrate armor, which if your citadel takes a hit (is very likely with your side exposed), will do CONSIDERABLE damage. Much like with tanks, if you expose your side to an enemy, you'll very likely get knocked out. Angling helps prevent you from getting destroyed. Doesn't guarantee it, but increases your chances of surviving by quite a bit. Now obvious factors come into play as well. An angling CA will still take a beating from a BB due to the simple fact that BB's have big guns, but I've bounce shells from BB's because of it. I've also been outright destroyed. It will depend on how good of a shot the other guy is, and if Mistress RNG graces him with love. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Vudu15 on May 28, 2016, 10:05:48 PM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on May 29, 2016, 12:13:25 AM
I am so glad thye fixed the North Carolina's dispersion she is actually playable now
EDIT: I just had this running battle with 2 Tirpitzii before it was cut short by a kagero torp or 3 the first one I hit 38 times and he ended up running behind a mountain before I turned to the 2nd that was 10-6k off my stern the whole time hit him 19 times :) Sofar The Tirpitz has turned into NC fodder i have been roughing them up (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/lol%20tirpits_zpssrcfmi5a.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/lol%20tirpits_zpssrcfmi5a.jpg.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 29, 2016, 02:08:25 AM
That dispersion though. lol It's annoying when you see a shot from one turret go high/low like that. :bhead She's got her advantages though, like her insane AA. If you see a T4, you can practically ignore them, specially the Hosho's planes. Not say it's a wise thing to do though. :aok
I am so glad thye fixed the North Carolina's dispersion she is actually playable now
EDIT: I just had this running battle with 2 Tirpitzii before it was cut short by a kagero torp or 3 the first one I hit 38 times and he ended up running behind a mountain before I turned to the 2nd that was 10-6k off my stern the whole time hit him 19 times :) Sofar The Tirpitz has turned into NC fodder i have been roughing them up (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/lol%20tirpits_zpssrcfmi5a.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/lol%20tirpits_zpssrcfmi5a.jpg.html)
I heard she wasn't overly good before, guess it's different now. I am only as far as the NM right now, but slowly working my way towards Monty. So I'll find out exactly how she handles. It's a change from IJN BB's though. For me, it's night and day, but it doesn't make them any less fun. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: bortas1 on June 01, 2016, 04:50:08 PM
Makes it far easier penetrate armor, which if your citadel takes a hit (is very likely with your side exposed), will do CONSIDERABLE damage. Much like with tanks, if you expose your side to an enemy, you'll very likely get knocked out. Angling helps prevent you from getting destroyed. Doesn't guarantee it, but increases your chances of surviving by quite a bit. Now obvious factors come into play as well. An angling CA will still take a beating from a BB due to the simple fact that BB's have big guns, but I've bounce shells from BB's because of it. I've also been outright destroyed. It will depend on how good of a shot the other guy is, and if Mistress RNG graces him with love.
:salute thank you for the explanation its helps to understand it. some of the navel battles I read they won because of crossing the T with the enemy. :cheers:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Shuffler on June 02, 2016, 09:30:46 AM
In the 1700s when they had ships of the line, crossing the T was a classic move. Back then the ships had one or two small cannon on the bow. The bulk of the firepower was to port or starboard sides. Crossing the T brought the bulk of your cannon to bare on your enemy.
By WWII the guns could traverse and this changed naval tactics greatly.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 06, 2016, 03:26:42 PM
Well, the ARP missions seemed to have been toned down, or I didn't look closely at the screenshot I saw a month+ ago. :noid I recall seeing that it would require 20million damage total (damage totaled from all stages) to get Kirishima (very likely more for Haruna based off of her 1.3mill total current). So I was a bit surprised when I saw it will only require 800k total. I figured something was up when I saw that it would only be up for a month. "One month for 20mil damage, just for one ship??? Oh boy...". The last stage in both be easy peasy, placing top 5 via XP. Unless I get taken out fairly quick or just end up on the other side of the targets, it's difficult not to place top 3, let alone top 5. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 06, 2016, 04:42:09 PM
The ARP Missions have resulted in my best Fuso game to date. Focused on Haruna's Challenge right now, then with Haruna, going to pick up Kirishima. :D If I didn't have to work early tomorrow, I could pick both up before the end of the day. :bhead
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 11, 2016, 06:03:30 PM
Took longer than I wanted, but work kinda got in the way. :noid Could have easily gotten them both in one sitting. :)
Unfortunately, only Haruna uses her voice actress. Kirishima uses Iona at the moment. Apparently someone goofed and put Kirishima's voice files in the wrong area and/or they haven't been fully completed (all recordings done). But there might be a "fix" in the forum for it. Not gonna bother with the fix and wait for WG to take care of it. Though if they take too long, I might use the fix. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 01, 2016, 11:03:43 AM
Well, Mikasa is now available via completing a set of missions. At first I was: :x. Then I saw the total amount of kills REQUIRED to get her: :bhead
Kind of surprised. For a ship that WGNA refuses to sell in the premium shop for, and I'm quoting:
Mikasa is a collector's ship for history fans.
It is Tier 2 BB, which is very slow and clumsy. We don't want to offer it to general public and get negative impressions.
We consider giving it away as reward ship or maybe sell to experienced players through in-game personal offerings.
They sure made it a hassle to obtain her with a 150 kill TOTAL requirement. I guess the plus to it is, it is not tier restricted. :noid
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 01, 2016, 03:29:47 PM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on July 02, 2016, 11:56:55 AM
They better put that Texas 'Murica' skin on sale too for those of us that have the Texas :(.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 02, 2016, 12:00:57 PM
This is what I've gathered:
The skin will be available in-game for 1k doubloons when 5.8 hits, but for only a short time. The only thing I'm not overly sure is WHEN we'll see it. One post says 3weeks AFTER 5.8, it will be available. Another post says it'll be available when 5.8 hits :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 02, 2016, 06:46:26 PM
Yesterday I completed the 10/20 kills mission. Today I did the 30 kills mission, so it's going well towards Mikasa. If I had starting pushing hard out the gate, I'd be VERY close, if not already working on the 50 kills mission. It was getting tedious yesterday though, so I stopped after the 1st two missions. Today, I'm feeling I can start chipping away later on. We'll see. :)
Also, Arizona! An insta-buy from me! :x
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 04, 2016, 09:00:48 PM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: bortas1 on July 05, 2016, 11:05:14 AM
:salute you guys put your battles on youtube. if you have I missed it. :cheers:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 27, 2016, 05:01:26 PM
Hmmm, it's going to be hard to work both USN and KN BB lines. :bhead On the one hand, I wouldn't mind getting the Montana. On the other hand, German BB line in general... :x :bhead :joystick:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on July 27, 2016, 06:40:45 PM
Hmmm, it's going to be hard to work both USN and KN BB lines. :bhead On the one hand, I wouldn't mind getting the Montana. On the other hand, German BB line in general... :x :bhead :joystick:
No need to go any further than the mighty North Carolina! Over 100 AA rating! Tight turning circle, great speed, and superb guns! :x Almost no one uses carriers in T10 matches but you'll get quite a few in T8 and you will slaughter all planes with your mighty mighty NC! :devil
My record right now is 75 planes kills in 1 match :banana:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on July 27, 2016, 09:35:54 PM
No need to go any further than the mighty North Carolina! Over 100 AA rating! Tight turning circle, great speed, and superb guns! :x Almost no one uses carriers in T10 matches but you'll get quite a few in T8 and you will slaughter all planes with your mighty mighty NC! :devil
My record right now is 75 planes kills in 1 match :banana:
I love the North Carolina, with the little buff they gave the guns it's even better.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 28, 2016, 01:24:50 PM
So which German BB you guys are going to go for? Me, well, it's a given...ALL OF THEM! :x It's that my focus is going to be divided. :bhead
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: thundabooge on July 29, 2016, 03:15:45 PM
Ive started to dabble a little bit in WoWs recently. Loving my Cleveland!! I mainly run as a support/ CV escort ship. Ingame callsign is thundabooge. Feel free to add me to your contacts!!
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 03, 2016, 12:12:41 AM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 06, 2016, 01:55:28 PM
Welp, I finally did it. I've finally decided picked up my 2nd T10 ship, the Shimakaze. I also picked up the Kagero for kicks. It was actually a pretty tough call, as I could've picked up Fletcher instead. So it was either the the Fletcher, or the Kagero and Shimakaze. Would've been quite a bit cheaper had I gone for Fletcher, as she is the only ship (for now) in the USN DD line I want. But I really don't have any USN Captains that could use her properly where as I have a lot of IJN Captains. Granted none of them (aside from Fubuki's Captain who is only an 8pt) are spec'd for DD, but that's an easy fix. :)
Also picked up the Smith, and she's turning out to be an interesting T2 DD. Her torpedoes reload VERY fast, every 11 seconds or so. But they are only single's. Her guns are fairly weak, unable to effectively pen something close with it's side exposed. They have a decent ROF though. Now that I think about it, I have to test her AP against other DD's. :headscratch: :joystick:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 10, 2016, 07:04:11 PM
All the elitists get super butthurt when we take T2 Umikaze into high tier matches but what they don't realize is that is where the Umikaze really shines! :devil :devil
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 10, 2016, 07:14:02 PM
:rofl
You better do that as much as you can since it's to be "fixed" with next patch. :(
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 10, 2016, 07:20:35 PM
I'm going to be uninstalling after they "fix" that. They have a great game here but they just keep adding more and more restriction so you can't do anything. :bhead
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 10, 2016, 08:02:19 PM
Yeah. They are being heavy handed with the "fix". I could understand if it was being restricted to 1 tier from divi lead, IE: You are DL and use a T4; you can have a T3 and T5 in your divi. But from what I can tell, it going to be like: either T3/4 or T4/5. It's definitely gonna affect Co-Op, since it really doesn't matter in Co-op if there is a T1 divi'd with a T10.
Also, if you have Iwaki and Flint, can I have them? Don't want them to go to waste. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 10, 2016, 09:39:52 PM
you guys just have to find the next "it" ship for me currently its the North Carolina(NC is the only ship I really really wanted to be good with anyway)., the thing is just a beast now. Yeah they can nerf some stuff too harshly but that because(IMO) they are listening to their crowd which is a good thing. The only absolute crap ship I have seen in game is the Karlsruhe and the Krispy Kreme. I mean hell I even re-bought the furry taco because once ya stop playing it like a Kuma it's a good ship. The only ship I would nerf is the Khab and I absolutely blame a fleet member(Comarade Brosk) for showing people how to use it, and I really want it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 11, 2016, 12:02:31 AM
Never had a problem with the Furutaka even BEFORE she got that new C hull. I like her more now though. :D As for NC, I'm going to guess her dispersion improves with the hull upgrade? Sure hope so. Stock, Amagi is worse, but not by a whole lot. :noid
Also, LWM has given me a list of goal ships to work for (post #18). :x
That list has brought to my attention, ships that either I've bypassed (Hatsuharu. Got Fubuki before prem camo was a thing), to ships that I'm close to (next ship: NO, Iowa), to ships I've got some work cut out for me (everything else, specially the USN CV's).
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 11, 2016, 02:47:43 AM
you guys just have to find the next "it" ship for me currently its the North Carolina(NC is the only ship I really really wanted to be good with anyway)., the thing is just a beast now. Yeah they can nerf some stuff too harshly but that because(IMO) they are listening to their crowd which is a good thing. The only absolute crap ship I have seen in game is the Karlsruhe and the Krispy Kreme. I mean hell I even re-bought the furry taco because once ya stop playing it like a Kuma it's a good ship. The only ship I would nerf is the Khab and I absolutely blame a fleet member(Comarade Brosk) for showing people how to use it, and I really want it.
The devs are listening to the customers but the problem is the majority of the customers are retards coming over from WoT who think WoWs is exactly like WoT (which it clearly isn't). When the WoT elitists look at a team list all they pay attention to is the tier number. Are you a T5 against T7s? Might as well head back to port because you aren't going to be able to do anything because that's how it is in WoT. They don't realize that a Kongo can eat a Colorado alive. So they go on the forums and complain to Wargaming that the MMing is broken. Wargaming then goes and makes the MMing more and more strict just to please the whiny 10 year old WoT elitists. What's funny is Wargaming refuses to fix the MMing in WoT which is so broken it's laughable. Getting matches where one team has 13 heavy tanks and the other has 12 mediums is extremely common.
I remember when the community in WoWs was amazing. Everyone was just there to have fun sailing awesome ships and shooting one another. Then the game went live and all the WoT Elitists came over and ruined everything with their toxic egos. WoWs is becoming more and more like WoT with each update, and that's a bad thing. I don't think I've had a single match in the past month or two where someone wasn't complaining in chat about "Crap team" or MMing or telling someone to go uninstall or telling everyone that they are being reported. It's really sad that another great game is being destroyed by the Toxic Elitist community.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Biggamer on August 11, 2016, 07:56:54 AM
A T2 ship eating up T8 is bull crap you might find it funny because its being exploited by you laughing the whole way while the guy whole spent mind less hours getting up there to be rekt by a T2 ship that took 20 mins to get that is a massive issue and should be fixed i dont play boats because like i said before it went live warpack will be in the game and it is and if you dont got it you may as well hang it up if your fighting someone with it. sure warpack is in tank too but its not as powerful in tanks boats your in a wide open area someone locks on you the computer does all the aiming and shooting for you and you just drive the boat and dodge the rounds that warpack shows you exactly where they will hit. if tanks and ships both banned all mods both games would be better mods simply changed the game to the point without them you are a setting duck
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 11, 2016, 06:01:23 PM
There's nothing BS about it at all. Any ship CAN kill any other ship. The T8s could just as easily kill the T2 as the T2 could kill it. Tiers are just a number and mean absolutely nothing. I could say that it's BS that a P-40E can kill a Tempest in AH2 since the P-40 is eny 40 and the Tempest is 5, but I don't because any plane CAN kill any other plane.
And I've honestly not seen anyone who seems to be using some kind of aiming assistance mod in WoWs, and if they are then they are using a very poor program and would be better off manual aiming.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 11, 2016, 06:29:29 PM
In any event, Latrobe I recommend you Umikaze it up as much as possible! And keep those screenies coming! :rofl I'll admit that before we went OBT, folks had a FAR BETTER attitude about seeing T1-3's in T8-10 games. Once it went OBT, that is when things kind of went to hell about it. Too many of those WoT folks getting their panties in a bunch when they got whacked by a low tier. :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Biggamer on August 11, 2016, 06:32:16 PM
Warpack research it look up videos the mod is real and its no joke a developer from war gaming made the mod pack and charges $12 a month for it and you have to have a premium account in the game for it to work. why i am even telling you i don't know because i know you already know there is simply no way you don't know people squeak about it in their forums and in the game all the time. and you can tell in a heart beat who has it and who don't because it just that freaking powerful. So for $24 a month you can be a hero with no skill required that sure is alot of fun NOT.
A T2 boat being able to kill a T8 is BS sure your right the T8 could kill the T2 boat but here is the thing the boat you are using dont get spotted until you damn near ram the thing so you setting there unspotted no one can see you and just kill any T8 with nothing he can do is BS because your taking advantage of something that should not be. if you get spotted you are dead in prob one shot but thats just it you aint gonna get lit 90% of the time. atleast in tanks when you get a platoon of clowns it cant be taking advantage of like in this case here.
im just just point at you either latrobe because i like you alot as a pilot here in aces high. There is a whole lot of people exploiting it not just you when it gets fixed they will find another way to grief its a never ending battle
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Biggamer on August 11, 2016, 06:36:53 PM
In any event, Latrobe I recommend you Umikaze it up as much as possible! And keep those screenies coming! :rofl I'll admit that before we went OBT, folks had a FAR BETTER attitude about seeing T1-3's in T8-10 games. Once it went OBT, that is when things kind of went to hell about it. Too many of those WoT folks getting their panties in a bunch when they got whacked by a low tier. :rofl
yes that is my profile and its also my tanks profile i aint trying to hide from anyone.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 12, 2016, 12:48:31 PM
Saw a Sharnhorst review the other day, and today I see a Dunkerque. It's looking like they will come up at earliest, this weekend. Likely though, after Gamescon. And Dunk sounds like the Yubari of BB's, which should prove interesting. :noid
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on August 13, 2016, 08:08:17 PM
This guys was raging in all chat that his team sucked and that MMing was still horribly broken even though he was a top tier BB. :rofl
This is the state that the community of this game has become. It's sad because the community used to be amazing, but I'm also happy because I can now troll these elitists in WoWs as well. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 13, 2016, 08:12:30 PM
:rofl
That there be some funny stuff!
:rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 15, 2016, 01:31:26 PM
I'm really enjoying Scharnhorst! :joystick: She has good speed, great turning. Her turrets are fast, shells have very good arc/travel time with a 20s RoF, and her torpedoes pack a wallop. :x
She's not as tanky as Tirpritz in the broadside and her AA seems a touch weak though. She does angle very well though. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on August 19, 2016, 05:52:28 PM
I'm really enjoying Scharnhorst! :joystick: She has good speed, great turning. Her turrets are fast, shells have very good arc/travel time with a 20s RoF, and her torpedoes pack a wallop. :x
She's not as tanky as Tirpritz in the broadside and her AA seems a touch weak though. She does angle very well though. :)
I may not ever use another ship
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 21, 2016, 01:37:13 AM
Even after the "normalization", Scharnhorst still performs very well. :aok I'm currently thinking about free xp'ing all the way to Bismarck, and the Scharn has contributed a lot of xp to that cause. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 22, 2016, 02:12:10 PM
Done. Bismarck unlocked. :x Going to hold off on actually picking her up though, since I really only have enough to get her, but not outfit her. :(
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 27, 2016, 08:52:51 PM
Dunkerque...is kind of tricky. Because she only has to two forward turrets, you don't need to angle yourself to get rear guns on target. At the same time, lose one and you've lost half your firepower. She can't brawl, doesn't have the secondaries and armor for it, but she really can't snipe either, her dispersion is worse than stock Izumo's... :noid
As I said, she's tricky. Need a bit more time in her to get her down, but despite these flaws, she's proving to be fun. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 01, 2016, 12:58:55 PM
So Latrobe, Ashigara and Hiei are now up for grabs. Gonna make a go at em?
I COULD start now, since I have an extra 3 hours to dink around with today (training on a new vehicle tomorrow, which starts 3 hrs later than normal day), but considering that it's damage based, I'll crack on them after work Saturday.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 04, 2016, 11:24:21 PM
Dunkerque...is kind of tricky. Because she only has to two forward turrets, you don't need to angle yourself to get rear guns on target. At the same time, lose one and you've lost half your firepower. She can't brawl, doesn't have the secondaries and armor for it, but she really can't snipe either, her dispersion is worse than stock Izumo's... :noid
As I said, she's tricky. Need a bit more time in her to get her down, but despite these flaws, she's proving to be fun. :aok
I like the Dunkerque, cruisers get first priority when I use it just like the Scharnhorst.
warning language
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 06, 2016, 01:20:59 PM
:rofl :rofl :rofl
That Dunk video nearly had me fall out of my chair, I was laughing so hard.
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Scharn video a good one too!
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on September 06, 2016, 06:41:28 PM
That Dunk video nearly had me fall out of my chair, I was laughing so hard.
:rofl :rofl :rofl
Scharn video a good one too!
:rofl :rofl :rofl
dude go watch all the guy's videos lol. The LoLanta one is hilarious, as is the Kirov/Mother Russia
This one is NSFW but get me to lol everytime
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Latrobe on September 08, 2016, 02:42:16 PM
More hilarious comments from angry elitists!! :x
This truly amazing player was killed by me and then proceeded to lose his mind in chat yelling how cowardly our DDs were for using smoke. So naturally I made fun of him for being stupid.
As you can clearly see I am a Battleship, and apparently I am equipped with smoke! I absolutely love these elitists when they get mad at a video game! :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: -aper- on September 08, 2016, 06:31:34 PM
Scharnhorst has a tier advantage and good armor, the guns are a psuh but leaning to Scharnhorst, if you want to have fun get the scharnhorst and be aggressive with it! YTOu can run away from trouble with the Scharnhorst but if the Dunkerque gets flanked its in big trouble, but its also agaile and has bigger guns that are focused forward so you get 8 guns forward vs Scharnhorst's 2
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Post by: Vudu15 on September 08, 2016, 11:18:37 PM
Scharnhorst for sure.
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Post by: Volron on September 09, 2016, 12:44:14 PM
Yep. Scharn hands down. As mentioned earlier, get someone along side you and you are in a LOT of trouble. Something not mentioned is (though should be obvious :P), if you lose a turret on Dunk, you lose half your firepower. There is a pretty thick bulkhead in the turrets between each pair of guns, so if it's hit hard on one side, you'll still have 2 guns functional. Currently though, the engine cannot support this function. My guess on their "hotfix" for this is that her turrets are 2x more durable than they actually were. Not sure if they'll actually bother to "fix" that though. It'll depend on how many ships actually had a design like that and if said ships will get added or not.
I still don't like the dispersion on Dunk. Scharn's is much better, but that doesn't mean Dunk isn't a lot of fun. :D Definitely a different play style with her. You play to her, not the other way around. Just like Yubari and Atlanta. :aok
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Post by: Volron on September 16, 2016, 05:00:57 PM
Welp, finally got Iowa. I'd have her ages ago, but KM BB's came out and I wanted Bismarck right off. :D Also picked up Prinz Eugen, which is proving to be quite fun. :x
Then there is Strike Bogue. It's not an addiction, it's...therapy. Yes, yes, therapy. :noid
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Post by: Volron on September 30, 2016, 11:34:59 AM
Much to my surprise, Nachi and Haguro will have their missions next month. :confused: Not that I'm complaining. :D It's how they are going to give out Takao that has me wondering. The fact that she was put in for testing leads me to think they will sell her. Then there is the video where Chris Jung (AKA: Quemapueblos) mentions that in December, people who missed out on the previous ARP ships will have a shot at them. I wonder if, they go through with that, will they award Takao to those who have all ARP ships, or have a mission that you do, but only shows if you have all ARP ships. That would be neat. :x
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Post by: Volron on October 03, 2016, 01:41:18 AM
3 1/2 hrs ago, finished Haguro. Picked up Nachi Saturday. Got side tracked helping someone get Haguro, then a start on Nachi for them. As for how; Fuso carried me to Nachi and Nikolai carried me to Haguro. :D
Rumor is ARP Takao's mission will hit in December. I'm fine with this. :D But if she's going to follow the mission that they have for her on RU server, it's going to require a 10/10/10 kill as one of her stages (DD/CA/BB). Hopefully they don't do that, and instead follow a flat kill requirement. But we'll see. :)
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Post by: Volron on October 18, 2016, 12:55:50 PM
And the RN CA line hits tomorrow. :rock Oh boy...there goes some credits. :noid
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Post by: Volron on October 19, 2016, 04:46:46 PM
The RN CA's are proving to be quite interesting, but I have only reached Caledon. While slightly tempted, I'm going to try and avoid using ANY free XP on this line for anything.
The Black Swan is broken. In skilled hands, she wrecks in T1 since she only uses AP and she citadel's like crazy. Her dispersion can be as bad as Mikasa here and there (Mistress RNG punches you in the face with a morning star), but otherwise surprisingly accurate. Good traverse.
Weymouth is not bad, but her ROF is feh. Turrets are not overly fast either, so she feels about middle. Nice turn and great acceleration though.
Caledon surprised me (I did not read anything about the RN CA's prior to getting her). BB heal and single launch torpedoes. Torps are 34s with 6k range at 10k a pop. Not bad. Thing is, there are times I wish I could alpha them. Her guns are okay so far. Only done a couple of matches with her so I can't say just yet.
I'm seriously thinking of keeping Black Swan though. That is a VERY fun little ship. :D
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Post by: Nathan60 on October 19, 2016, 08:35:51 PM
The RN CA's are proving to be quite interesting, but I have only reached Caledon. While slightly tempted, I'm going to try and avoid using ANY free XP on this line for anything.
The Black Swan is broken. In skilled hands, she wrecks in T1 since she only uses AP and she citadel's like crazy. Her dispersion can be as bad as Mikasa here and there (Mistress RNG punches you in the face with a morning star), but otherwise surprisingly accurate. Good traverse.
Weymouth is not bad, but her ROF is feh. Turrets are not overly fast either, so she feels about middle. Nice turn and great acceleration though.
Caledon surprised me (I did not read anything about the RN CA's prior to getting her). BB heal and single launch torpedoes. Torps are 34s with 6k range at 10k a pop. Not bad. Thing is, there are times I wish I could alpha them. Her guns are okay so far. Only done a couple of matches with her so I can't say just yet.
I'm seriously thinking of keeping Black Swan though. That is a VERY fun little ship. :D
LOL so I got a lil crazy and took the smith out to test these new RN cruisers: :ahand (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/Kraken%20in%20a%20smith2_zpsufqklul4.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/Kraken%20in%20a%20smith2_zpsufqklul4.jpg.html)
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Post by: Volron on October 20, 2016, 04:11:01 PM
Nice. :aok
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Post by: Volron on October 26, 2016, 05:51:10 PM
Okay, that Halloween Scenario they have going is tough. Tough, but fun! :x I've only won twice out of 15-20 matches though. :noid Now this is how the Salem Witch/Phantom Fortress event SHOULD'VE been last year. :aok Least they put that Convoy Mission code to use. :) Hoping they decide to develop it a bit more and make it an actual mission mode. :D
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Post by: mbailey on November 01, 2016, 07:21:37 AM
So I finally pulled the trigger and purchased a computer that can handle high end games.....Im a Navy nut, and love studying WWII warships. Maybe a stupid question, but is downloading WOW worth it? Is it easy-ish to grasp the game?
I mean I spent the time to learn the learning curve here.....is WOW a similar learning curve (difficult) ?
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Post by: TheBug on November 01, 2016, 08:49:17 AM
I am a very casual player, so I can't be certain on the whole learning curve. But I would say it is worth downloading and giving it a try. The basics are easy to grasp, making it easy to just jump in and start playing. It can be fun but doesn't have the solid drawing power of a game like AH3 for me.
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Post by: Nathan60 on November 01, 2016, 04:01:41 PM
So I finally pulled the trigger and purchased a computer that can handle high end games.....Im a Navy nut, and love studying WWII warships. Maybe a stupid question, but is downloading WOW worth it? Is it easy-ish to grasp the game?
I mean I spent the time to learn the learning curve here.....is WOW a similar learning curve (difficult) ?
well it's free so it's worht it to try, all you gotta know is ranges of weapons, how to angle and where the citadels are.
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Post by: Vudu15 on November 01, 2016, 07:27:58 PM
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Post by: mbailey on November 02, 2016, 07:06:09 AM
This is part of the reason I want to get into it.....love your vids Vudu.
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Post by: Vudu15 on November 02, 2016, 02:55:44 PM
Thanks sir I have a teamspeak where I hang out and would be more then willing to play with you. Most of my guys aren't playing it too much lately.
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Post by: Vudu15 on November 03, 2016, 07:24:10 PM
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Post by: Volron on November 04, 2016, 04:52:37 PM
Just finished doing Stage 1 of Takao's Mission. Since it's still in my work week, I can't do a whole lot towards getting her. Started yesterday with a few matches, finished up the 1st stage today.
Also picked up the Belfast. That one is going to prove to be an interesting one. :D I'll need to give her a little time though, but it'll take a touch longer since I'm working down that CV line of missions they have up. Too bad USN Strike CV's are practically useless now for XP, but a good way to blow through the DB portion of the missions. :aok
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Post by: Volron on November 04, 2016, 04:55:55 PM
Yay Forum Hiccup! :bhead
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Post by: Volron on November 04, 2016, 04:56:43 PM
More for Hiccup!
:noid
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Post by: Nathan60 on November 04, 2016, 05:51:18 PM
hey volron have you done any of the Takao missons yet, also have you gotten the belfast yet?
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Post by: Vudu15 on November 04, 2016, 06:00:54 PM
:rofl
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Post by: Volron on November 04, 2016, 06:59:35 PM
Yeah. :rofl
I THINK the forum was kinda...off, when I tried to post that. :noid
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Post by: Volron on November 06, 2016, 07:44:24 PM
Well Takao's Mission is proving to be something that's not as hard as it seems. Kongo and Myoko's Mission had a bit more "bite" to it, but this one isn't too bad. Least it's not a damaged based set like Ashigara, Nachi, Haguro and Hiei, not that I'm complaining bout those. :D
Into the 4th Stage now, and a bit of it is from doing Co-Op. Overall, the turnover is better with Co-Op since they are generally finished in around 6-8 minutes. At an average of around 600xp a pop, it adds up right quick. :D
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Post by: Volron on November 13, 2016, 03:10:30 PM
Took a bit longer than it would've normally taken me had I decided to get her through Random Battles. The fact that they allowed me to get her via Co-Op meant I could chip away at her at a more relaxed pace. :) Took me too long to settle on a ship to get her with though and with the Might Mo coming along, I kinda of wish I had used my Yamato from the start to build up the free xp better, because that is the ship I used quite a bit (towards the end). :D
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Post by: gewehr on November 15, 2016, 02:49:26 PM
Just started on the last stage. Should have her in my port by week's end. Not that I'd sail her, just want in my collection. gewehr
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Post by: Volron on November 16, 2016, 01:13:06 PM
I don't mind having two Atago's to mess with. :D
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Post by: Becinhu on November 17, 2016, 03:07:00 PM
I just started two weeks ago. Got my first US carrier and trying to get my first Japanese one now. Almost to the Wyoming in US Battleships.
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Post by: Volron on November 18, 2016, 01:19:06 PM
The recent change to economy makes USN Strike CV's pretty feh. Prior, USN Strike could net you a VERY nice amount of xp/credits. Air Superiority seems to be the way to go now, or Stock.
I'll admit, I kind of like AS on Lexington. Mistress RNG graces you when you drop, the damage from 1k bombs is insane. :D
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Post by: Volron on November 24, 2016, 10:49:31 AM
Katori and Kamikaze are now added to my collection! Whoo! :x :banana:
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Post by: Volron on December 10, 2016, 01:41:50 PM
Missouri: Picked her up day one. :D They were not kidding about Missouri printing credits like crazy. Sadly though, her dispersion is actually WORSE than Iowa's. Not by a whole lot, but it's definitely noticeable to me. Her AA is proving to be insane vs a fully upgraded Iowa as well, and bow on she can tank better than Iowa. Sides though, VERY squishy, more so than Iowa.
Katori is a trip to play. She's still as slow as before (takes an AGE to get into torpedo range), but with more HP and torpedoes to boot. Her cata fighter does have it's uses though.
As for the Kamikaze: Kamikaze R, and Fujin, only green. There might be a VERY SLIGHT difference in the stats between them, but I can't be bothered. Really dig her green camo though. :aok
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Post by: Biggamer on December 12, 2016, 05:14:24 AM
i know they are about to have a bunch of deals so what is the best credit maker i need a premium boat just dont know what to get yet
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Post by: Volron on December 12, 2016, 07:31:40 AM
Missouri (if you have the free xp), Scharnhorst and, to a lesser extent, Tirpitz.
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Post by: Biggamer on December 12, 2016, 08:30:35 AM
i dont have the Free exp yet im highest tier is 9 the fletcher. ill prob get the sharnhorst then ive been trying to decide atlanta or sharn you got more play time then me ill take your word and get it soon.
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Post by: Maverick on December 12, 2016, 11:14:14 AM
I have been playing W of Warships now for a couple weeks off and on. I got it for days when I am not having a good time on WOT. (been playing that for a few months). So far I am OK with the game, nice change from WOT but I am still down in Tier 3 primarily learning the basics. The "quality" of the teams is pretty marginal at best. Frankly the stupid door gets left open way to often especially with team killers.
Not enamored with BB's due to the slow speed and ridiculous reload times. Much prefer the cruisers play and haven't thought much about a CV. Map seems to small to be really effective given the speed of the destroyers and cruisers and the total lack of organized team play. Perhaps when or if they institute clan play it will get better.
I'm Oltanker in both so if you see my name say hi.
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Post by: Becinhu on December 12, 2016, 11:33:25 AM
I'm starting to really enjoy cv play. It seems I'm way too aggressive in other boats. I can blame AH for that lol. I'll take a destroyer into a 3v1 against BBs all the time. Obviously it's not the smartest choice.
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on December 12, 2016, 11:45:35 AM
Contact me in game if you guys want. I'm on a teamspeak server with some friends and WOWS clan. No issue getting you guys oriented or grouping up as well as permissions on TS. I have 30 ships from tier 2 to 10.
name is rabidrabit
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Post by: Volron on December 12, 2016, 11:54:02 AM
Biggamer
I would honestly go with the Scharn. She's pretty good at "credit printing". If you like DD's, you may actually enjoy Scharn. :aok
Maverick
CV's are actually a bit tough to do properly, though if you are doing well with them, more power to ya. :aok I'm not overly good with them, though I must admit that I do enjoy the USN line a touch better than the IJN line simply because I don't have to deal with as many squadrons in any given setup. :) I'll stick to Co-Op with them for the time being. BB's require accuracy and patience. Don't be afraid to brawl with them though, especially with something like the Bismarck. Just got to plan your moves well in advance, or you'll find yourself having a very nice bowl of torpedo soup. :P
As of right now, I'm sitting on 101 ships. :) Zao was my 3rd T10 that I picked up the day before yesterday, and I'm really loving her. It was a tough call for me, as I could either: A) Pick up Montana; B) Pick up Fletcher; C) Pick up New Orleans; D) Pick up Zao. Seeing as my then 2 T10's were IJN (Yamato and Shimakaze), I figured I push for a 3rd. :D Next T10 however WILL be Montana. :P
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Post by: Becinhu on December 12, 2016, 01:36:03 PM
Grinding the Japanese and German BB line is proving a challenge....as is US carriers. Stuck midway through the Bogue grind and I hate using it...
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Post by: Volron on December 12, 2016, 03:31:30 PM
Early tier stuff is gonna be a pain for both those lines. :) As for Bogue, a lot of folks feel the same way. lol At first, I thought her a pain too, then I started using Strike on her. Very quickly changed for me. Mind you though, this was pre-economy patch. Now, running Strike won't net you anything like it used too. I burned some free-xp to get past her, though I did keep her. :aok
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Post by: Nathan60 on December 12, 2016, 03:52:44 PM
Grinding the Japanese and German BB line is proving a challenge....as is US carriers. Stuck midway through the Bogue grind and I hate using it...
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Play thr Germans like the USN close in and duke it out, their secondaries are awesome.
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Post by: Volron on December 12, 2016, 03:58:53 PM
Especially once you hit Bismarck. :D
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Post by: Biggamer on December 12, 2016, 05:45:56 PM
Thanks for the help volron ill pick it up soon. :salute
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Post by: Volron on December 12, 2016, 09:32:21 PM
:aok
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Post by: Volron on December 21, 2016, 05:54:06 PM
Oh boy.... Graf Spee on the horizon. :x
Yyyyeeeeaaaaahhhhh. I'm just going to buy her. :P
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Post by: Volron on December 26, 2016, 04:35:54 PM
So far, I'm finding the Spee an interesting ship. She's a little tricky, though not on the level of Atlanta and Yubari. She's surprisingly tank-y, and her secondaries are not bad. But, she's sluggish and a touch slow with dispersion that could be better, and her torpedoes kinda feh (though they do offer AMAZING coverage). Her main guns are odd to me though. For what they are, I find them lacking in power. Take the same shot with Shiny Horse (using just one turret), and I will do more than with Spee using both. I still need more time with her though. :)
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Post by: Becinhu on December 27, 2016, 09:30:52 AM
Finally got out of the bogue and into an independence.....and it's just a bogue with early model hellcats...but I did get f bombed last night by a strike independence. Every time a plane went down I got f bombed lol
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Post by: Volron on December 29, 2016, 06:04:41 PM
Yeah, that probably got him reported by more than a few folks, on both sides. :) My issue happens to be when I go from Lady Lex back down to Bogue or Indy. I sometimes run out of planes before I realize it. :bhead
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Post by: Volron on December 31, 2016, 05:17:37 PM
If you end up enjoying Indy, you should like Ranger. Quite a few more planes with her. :) Strike...even though it's not anywhere near as good as it used to be, is still the Dark Side. :P
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Post by: Volron on January 02, 2017, 02:26:13 AM
Welp, picked up Taiho today, and she's proving to be interesting indeed. Had to upgrade her fighters right away though. heh It came down to Montana, Taiho or Essex. A doozy, since I also really want Montana. :) I might actually finish off the IJN line, but Montana is very close. :x
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Post by: Volron on January 18, 2017, 09:41:57 PM
Oh for the love of... The new skill tree. :bhead It's a nightmare having to retrain so many captains. :bhead On a side note, I do like how there are more specific skills for CV's. I don't overly like the T1 skill choices however, and the nerf to the BB's catapult fighter... Who ever though that was a good idea needs to be beaten with a sac of oranges. :furious
I tired the new IFHE (Inertia Fuse for HE) skill on Atlanta, and I am kind of on the fence about it. Her captain isn't quite high enough for 2 4pt skills yet, so it's either AFT or IFHE. The loss of firing range...ew. I forgot she had an 11k range on her by default. :noid
Pretty much comes down to: Want to be Tank-y or a Glass Cannon?
Definitely have to give this some time.
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Post by: gewehr on January 19, 2017, 04:50:27 PM
Re-speccing 20+ captains not all that enjoyable. Can't say I'm really a fan of the new skill tree. Meh, I'll adapt.
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Post by: Volron on January 19, 2017, 05:09:05 PM
If you have a captain that can do it, take DE AND IFHE and you will only have a base loss of 1%, if you want to maximize damage. Toss in the India X-Ray and you've dropped the overall chance to .5% to 0%, depending on gun caliber.
Since cata fighter on CA's was not nerfed to hell, I find the Direction Center skill very useful on my CA's. So pretty much, any CA that can use a cata fighter, get's DC, and ones that cannot, get Preventative Maintenance.
As for Priority Target, I just don't see that skill super useful to me. I won't argue that the little bit of extra information is useful (being targeted), but since I ALWAYS assume that I'm being targeted the moment I get "DETECTED" popping up on my HUD, it's a waste of a skill point for me.
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Post by: gewehr on January 19, 2017, 06:16:16 PM
Only played a few games yesterday after doing my skills. Gonna need time to see what works and why doesn't. Really want IFHE on my Aki, may have to spend some free xp to push him up :). What's your thoughts on RPF? To me, seems like an solution to a nonexistent problem. Of course, as DD lover, I may be biased. I did put it on a number of my DD's.
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Post by: Volron on January 19, 2017, 06:43:39 PM
I haven't bothered with that skill just yet. I rather have AFT on a BB than RPF, for better AA defense. On something like Atlanta though, I can see it being useful in hunting DD's. But there is CE in that line as well. AFT+CE is still a good combo after all, especially on DD gunboats. Sure, no more invisi-fire (which was a joke), but doesn't actually make it all that less useful as a combo. Course CE+RPF might be the go-to. We'll see. :)
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Post by: gewehr on January 19, 2017, 06:53:11 PM
IIRC, I've got CE+RPF on my Shimi and Gearing, mebe Benson also. Possible on a CL or two. The level 1 skills frankly suck unless you Cv, which I don't. The reload skill I take on BB and cruisers and the module survival skill on DD.
Damn, Now I wanna login ;)
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Post by: Volron on January 19, 2017, 09:01:37 PM
Yeah. PM is practically a requirement for DD's at this point, with it being so cheap now. For me, I follow that up with LS. A DD that can't move/steer, is a dead DD. From that point, it varies on what type of DD, be it gunboat or torpedo boat.
I've opted for DC on my BB's, despite the nerf. 2 Spotter/Fighter's are useful and none of the other skills appeal to me. If I spot a DD, and AP is loaded, I'm NOT going to waste time reloading when I can do damage right now. It's already habit for me to toggle HE and fire the AP that's loaded, and more than a few times I've deleted a DD with the AP salvo. Can be a PITA at times when I've got HE loading after, and there is a fat, juicy broadside I could salvo into. :bhead
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Post by: Volron on January 20, 2017, 10:34:13 AM
And now I have the Montana! Whoo! :rock :x :banana:
I think I'll finish out the IJN tree, then push for Des Moines. Or maybe get off my tail, and start working towards Fletcher. :headscratch: A doozy. :joystick:
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Post by: FBDragon on January 20, 2017, 03:39:09 PM
ODK, to me WoW is kinda lame but that's just me. It's ok if your just trying to kill time. The only 2 ships I even care about in it is the USS Missouri ( my very last duty station in 91) and the USS Honolulu ( My uncle was on her from Dec 7th till Oct 20th, 1944. He was killed that day at the beginning of the Battle of Leyte Gulf!!!) I do admit, it a great time killer!!! :salute
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Post by: Volron on January 22, 2017, 04:24:06 AM
The Friedrich Der Grosse is now mine! :x :banana:
But I'm hard pressed to move my Bismarck Captain to her. :uhoh I REALLY like Bismarck. :aok Bah! In a bind now. :bhead
So far I'm done with 3 of the 4 stages for the S. Dragon Mission. Only IJN stage to do now. :) What's kind of funny is that I originally thought the USSR stage was going to be a PITA, but it turned out that the KM stage was the one to bog down a little. It honestly feels like they stealth nerf'ed the Bismarck's accuracy. And point blank, I wasn't getting citadel's like I was pre-patch. :headscratch: Fortunately, she still hits really hard. :t
Bit of Iowa with a LOT of Montana got me through the USN Stage, with Kutuzov carrying me through the USSR Stage and Bismarck for KM stage. I'm going to see if what I heard is true, in that the ARP ships will count towards the IJN stage tomorrow. Only for one match though, as a test. :) Yamato will carry me through the IJN stage. :aok
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Post by: Volron on January 22, 2017, 04:13:49 PM
Yes indeed. ARP ships will count towards the IJN stage of the mission. So if you don't actually have any IJN ships high enough for the mission and/or just wish to use something that's going to have a bit better MM, you'll be set. :aok
Only got a 1/3 of the IJN stage done. If only I didn't have to work tomorrow, I'd have it by tonight. :( Oh well. Depending on how my work week goes, I'll have the S. Dragon by Wed or Thru. Worse case scenario will be Sat evening. :)
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Post by: Nathan60 on January 22, 2017, 06:51:26 PM
..so I tried armored warfare.....
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Post by: Volron on January 22, 2017, 09:55:06 PM
I've heard that it went "downhill" pretty hard. :headscratch:
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Post by: Volron on January 26, 2017, 01:07:18 AM
Fletcher is now mine. :D Immediately I find her guns on another level vs Benson, and I thought Benson's were quick. :x
Get the des Moines for pure fun, may ntot hit the hardest but it dont matter when you are hitting that Hindenberg three times before he reloads
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Post by: Volron on February 11, 2017, 09:05:10 PM
I heard that the update definitely made her better. Baltimore is next, though I at least have NO's B Hull. It's going to be tough though, as I'm now thinking about getting the Hakuryu next, which would complete the IJN line for me. I still need Midway, Des Moines and Gearing for USN. :headscratch:
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Post by: Volron on February 18, 2017, 11:34:28 PM
Well, so far Mutsu is proving to be a nice ship. A touch squishy, though I keep running into T8's. But once she is sub 14k, she can start dealing out a lot of damage. Her rudder is kinda feh as is her AA, but her torpedoes have a decent punch to them. All in all, a fun ship indeed. :aok
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Post by: thrila on February 19, 2017, 04:47:41 AM
Do they have Royal Navy ships yet?
I haven't played in a long time but i quite enjoyed being in destroyers and launching torpedoes. It felt very satisfying sinking battleships in a tiny destroyer.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 19, 2017, 10:16:07 AM
I haven't played in a long time but i quite enjoyed being in destroyers and launching torpedoes. It felt very satisfying sinking battleships in a tiny destroyer.
The RN cruiser line is in
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 19, 2017, 11:02:04 AM
Unless they surprise us, RN doesn't appear to be getting anything this year. French CA's and DD's are going in instead.
Should be interesting, though the one ship I'm most focused on is Roma. :D
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Post by: Volron on March 15, 2017, 06:16:19 PM
And done. Hakuryu is now mine, completing the IJN line, and marks my 5th T10 ship. :banana: Currently, it is looking to be the GK as my next T10. :headscratch: It really falls between her and Midway at the moment, with Des Moines and Gearing not lagging far behind in terms of which one I want next. :joystick:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 19, 2017, 06:05:55 PM
:banana:
GK becomes the 6th! :x
But foo, I need to get her guns upgraded ASAP. I'll take the extra 3s reload time, if it means I can actually do damage. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 29, 2017, 06:05:27 PM
And the French Cruisers are on the horizon! :aok
By the looks of it however, they are going to be easier to take out than the British Cruisers. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: FESS67 on March 30, 2017, 02:07:55 AM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 30, 2017, 01:10:31 PM
lol
Of course they are not "set in stone" yet. But if what I saw is going to be final, their guns and torpedoes will need to hit HARD otherwise they are gonna be pointless. Most of them have HIGH citadels, even more so than the RN Cruisers. I did note that they seem to be sitting a little high in the water though, but even so, some of those citadel's are practically up to deck. :headscratch: We'll see in a patch or two. :aok
Alabama for sale tomorrow. :x Get to see how well she stacks up against NC. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 02, 2017, 12:53:34 AM
Alabama is proving to be a very nice ship. She's tankier than NC buy a decent margin, can take torpedoes (I've soaked torpedo strikes that would've sank NC easy) and she's quite maneuverable as well. I'm enjoying her quite a bit. She sees a wide range of tiers and being up tier'd isn't a problem with her. Her dispersion can be wild at times, and her shots are slow, but they hit quite hard. She earns solid credits, even on a "meh" game in Co-Op. She's no Missouri, but she's no slouch either. Her AA is proving to be okay as well. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rpm on April 12, 2017, 04:34:09 PM
Been playing for a few weeks. Have almost worked my way up to a Colorado.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 12, 2017, 06:10:43 PM
CO is probably going to cause you to rip your hair out. She doesn't tank well, instead soaking up damage when angled. So do not be the one to take point with her. You'll very quickly regret that, unless you wanted to get sent back to port quickly. :) This doesn't mean she's a bad ship though. But she's not kind to screw ups. :noid
As much as you might want to, hope you have been avoiding the use of ANY Free XP. You will want the Credit Printer Extreme 9000 (AKA: Missouri). :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 14, 2017, 05:54:01 AM
Midway is the 7th! :banana: Now to get her fighters upgraded. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on April 16, 2017, 12:52:14 PM
Damn, Vol. Just sitting on 2, Shimmy and Gearing.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 16, 2017, 10:49:49 PM
:D
So does Gearing compare to Fletcher? I've heard better, but I've also heard worse. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on April 17, 2017, 05:48:37 AM
Meh, I suck at hi tier play so take with grain of salt. Gearing is a powerful DD, twin gun mounts, good stealth, and very usable torps. Handling is worse than the Fletcher, tho. I kinda wish I kept the T9. Mebe I should move my 19 put Benson cap't up to Gearing, that would prolly help some. I don't really play her enough to have found the right method for me.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 17, 2017, 02:44:35 PM
Yeah, that's the draw back. I was hard pressed to move my Bismarck captain to Freddy when I finally got Freddy. But it makes a world of difference to have a captain appropriate for the tier, which is why I didn't hesitate to move him to GK once I got her. It's the cost of retraining, which for a high tier captain, is 500g. Wasting the 200k then grinding your way clear is just a sure fire way to frustrate the hell outta ya. And that doubloon retraining doesn't go down as you grind the retrain either.
I do enjoy DD's, but it's really a toss up between Gearing and Des Moines for me now. I used Fletcher last night to start on that 1m damage mission and while I didn't finish with her, I did almost 50% of it with her. :) Which is why it's a toss up between the two for my next T10. :D Currently, I'm honestly leaning towards Gearing. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Blinder on April 19, 2017, 12:48:58 PM
About two months ago I discovered World of Tanks and World of Warships. The former rocks and the latter needs more variety of ships which will come with time. I love WoT because of the lack of overhead harassment other than artillery. I also love the terrain, the fact that trees and bushes can't rape your tank and the extreme detail in the vehicles and crews.
AH, on the otherhand, has vastly larger maps and room to move, explore and hide if need be. I love the wide openess of AH but I prefer the modeling and gameplay of WoT. Plus I haven't spent a dime in WoT and I've built a pretty impressive garage already. My flagship vehicle is a fully upgraded KV-85 with the improved turret and the 100mm main gun. My crew just all went over 100% too. Loving it!
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: KrzyIvan on April 19, 2017, 03:50:38 PM
WarGaming is pay to win.
Its that simple.
Ohh... and if like most, you'll never spend more money then on a "FREE 2 Play" game.
Good luck.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on April 19, 2017, 04:56:55 PM
Ivan none of the premium ships are over powered except maybe the Saipan, all premiums have weak spots and strengths and there are lots of people out there with no premiums at all. RNG and Skill are kind of the name of the game, if something is seen as op the nerf they hell out of it(Shimakaze,Kitakami or ships with detection range shorter than firing range)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 19, 2017, 07:17:29 PM
Saipan is overpowered? :headscratch: She is strong, but she's definitely not OP. :) Just folks who are good in CV's make her appear to be OP. :D
WoWs Pay to win...
:rofl
I needed the laugh. Thanks!
:rofl
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 20, 2017, 07:30:15 PM
OOooooo! Duca d'Aosta tomorrow! :x
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on April 21, 2017, 06:06:08 AM
Mmm...the Duck of Death :devil A day one purchase, no doubt
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 21, 2017, 08:12:19 PM
Of course! :x
Then I saw this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwmlLZU_fEM
:x :x :x
Judging by all the video's I'm seeing of her, I banking on her being the next premium we see. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Spikes on April 21, 2017, 08:50:38 PM
Ohh... and if like most, you'll never spend more money then on a "FREE 2 Play" game.
Good luck.
I lol'd.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 24, 2017, 01:35:34 PM
The Duca is turning out be a fun ship as well. She reminds me of RU CA's, but with better armor and more guns. She's quite maneuverable and has a decent speed to boot. Her arcs are really nice, even with HE, and they get to target FAST. Her HE bites though, and her AA is laughable. If you are into the RU CA line, you could safely go with out her as she plays really close to them.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on April 24, 2017, 09:05:21 PM
The Duca is turning out be a fun ship as well. She reminds me of RU CA's, but with better armor and more guns. She's quite maneuverable and has a decent speed to boot. Her arcs are really nice, even with HE, and they get to target FAST. Her HE bites though, and her AA is laughable. If you are into the RU CA line, you could safely go with out her as she plays really close to them.
Yeah I like the Duke but she doesnt really set alot of fires(they pointed this out in the write up of the ship) and the French stuff so far are pretty fun they say they have weak guns buuutt most of those citadel shots were at nearly max range.(http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/frenchcits_zpsehntte5o.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/frenchcits_zpsehntte5o.jpg.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 17, 2017, 10:31:54 PM
Well, I was really hoping that Kaga would've been next, and considering that there were more video's on her than Hood, I was expecting her next. Tis not the case, seeing as Hood is out tomorrow. If not, GG WG, GG. You made a campaign that has a ship requirement that you didn't release when you launched the campaign. :furious
Only 2 of the tasks in the Hunt for Bismarck might be annoying (that require Hood):
M5's sink two DD's. My luck when it comes to missions that require me to hunt DD's; they are where I am not. lol
M6's damage 6 modules, isn't exactly clear. IF I'm lucky, I can just rake a ship with HE from Hood and get this one done in 1 salvo. AA guns count after all. If not, well, keep hunting DD's since it's fairly easy to knock out critical modules on them with HE. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 20, 2017, 12:16:12 PM
Well, as I expected, Hood isn't meant to brawl. She's a BC through and through, so she is a touch squishy. Her guns so far have proven to be a touch less accurate and a touch weaker than Warspite's guns. And the fire...oh the fire. She LOVES fire, and not in the good way. :noid Her DF appears bugged as well as I have yet to see it panic ANYTHING.
Her plus though, she's speedy and maneuverable, and even though her DF doesn't work, it DOES cause her to eat planes at a solid rate when active.
All in all, I AM enjoying her quite a bit. :D But I'd recommend others wait until her cheaper bundles are out. :aok
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Post by: Karnak on May 22, 2017, 02:46:43 AM
Well, as I expected, Hood isn't meant to brawl. She's a BC through and through, so she is a touch squishy. Her guns so far have proven to be a touch less accurate and a touch weaker than Warspite's guns. And the fire...oh the fire. She LOVES fire, and not in the good way. :noid Her DF appears bugged as well as I have yet to see it panic ANYTHING.
Her plus though, she's speedy and maneuverable, and even though her DF doesn't work, it DOES cause her to eat planes at a solid rate when active.
All in all, I AM enjoying her quite a bit. :D But I'd recommend others wait until her cheaper bundles are out. :aok
Her defensive fire only affects the rockets, so only 1.5km range unless specced for more, then 2.2km. That isn't enough to panic attacking torpedo bombers before they drop, though it will slaughter dive bombers. Rocket launchers are also very fragile so they don't usually stick around. Smart carriers will avoid Hood at first and then take her out after she's been HEed a good bit.
Angled she is very, very tough, and her turrets have good firing angles to support that.
Guns are meh, but I've had decent success with them.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on May 22, 2017, 07:53:42 AM
Her defensive fire only affects the rockets, so only 1.5km range unless specced for more, then 2.2km. That isn't enough to panic attacking torpedo bombers before they drop, though it will slaughter dive bombers. Rocket launchers are also very fragile so they don't usually stick around. Smart carriers will avoid Hood at first and then take her out after she's been HEed a good bit.
Angled she is very, very tough, and her turrets have good firing angles to support that.
Guns are meh, but I've had decent success with them.
I must admit that I'm surprised you splashed the cash for Hood. :) She really feels like Kongo to me, only with better guns and accuracy. I use her like I do Kongo and find that it "fits" very well. :aok
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Post by: gewehr on May 23, 2017, 12:09:55 PM
Picked up the Hood last week. Haven't taken it out yet, tho. Took a week off as a little break. when I got off sabbatical, I found that I contracted a severe case of potato-itis! I'll give the Hood a whirl tonite or tomorrow. Hopefully, my spudness has subsided :O
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Post by: branch37 on May 24, 2017, 09:10:41 PM
I just now got the Atlanta. Now that's fun.
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Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 24, 2017, 11:59:58 PM
Did you move a high point captain to her right off, or are you training one up? Once she has BFT/AFT... :joystick: :x
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on May 25, 2017, 12:49:13 PM
I must admit that I'm surprised you splashed the cash for Hood. :) She really feels like Kongo to me, only with better guns and accuracy. I use her like I do Kongo and find that it "fits" very well. :aok
I needed a British trainer and Tier VII is a sweet spot. Not sure I really want to go further than Tier VII actually. Used the Dubloons that came with the purchase + those from the Yubari I bought to get into closed beta to buy Warspite as well. Gives me two Japanese (Mikasa and Yubari), two American (Albany and Arkansas Beta) and two British premiums (Warspite and Hood) to use as trainers.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on May 25, 2017, 07:06:34 PM
Once you learn the guns of the Atlanta go and get the Sims...it takes fun to a whole new level especially with inertia fuse skill; fast firing guns, small sleek ship, 9.2 km torps and decent aa in case the enemy cv parks a plane on top of ya.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Spikes on May 28, 2017, 01:32:25 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/50AMvhX.png)
Anyone have high tier french stuff yet? They seem decent, first good game in the Friant.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 28, 2017, 03:20:46 PM
I'm in no real rush to start down another line. Still nipping towards both Des Moines and Gearing. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Spikes on May 28, 2017, 04:36:29 PM
I'm in no real rush to start down another line. Still nipping towards both Des Moines and Gearing. :)
I got quite a few new ships this weekend due to the bismarck campaign and the 3x, really kicked me in gear to grind which was nice. Tier 8 is my highest now.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 28, 2017, 05:35:16 PM
From what I've gathered, the French CA's aren't bad. I've heard more than a few mention that T9 (or was it 8?) is really nice. :aok
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to go past T2 with them, but it will take time away towards Des Moines and Gearing (plan to pick up both at once). It's one of the reasons why I'm only to T3 in the KM DD line and haven't touched the RU DD line yet.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on May 28, 2017, 11:25:56 PM
From what I've gathered, the French CA's aren't bad. I've heard more than a few mention that T9 (or was it 8?) is really nice. :aok
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tempted to go past T2 with them, but it will take time away towards Des Moines and Gearing (plan to pick up both at once). It's one of the reasons why I'm only to T3 in the KM DD line and haven't touched the RU DD line yet.
at least get to tier 5 the Emilie Bertin is a good ship, and a good place to stop if you dont want to push to far.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 05, 2017, 10:23:38 PM
Kaga is proving to be quite fun, but her interesting TB drop pattern is going to take a touch getting used to. The only bad bit is that when you start to lose TB's, it's the rear 3 that go down first, meaning you will lose the very tight cluster from the drop. Her DB's have a good cluster without manual drop, with and it's practically pinpoint. VERY good against DD's, but very limited with how many you get in the stronger load out.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 08, 2017, 01:04:17 PM
Des Moines checked off! :x Now for Gearing. :joystick:
The new Operations Mode is proving to be quite fun. I just wish the map was bigger, repair ships did slightly better repairs, and Romeo had a better spawn point in relation to her pursuit CA's and/or there was more time between her spawning and her pursuit CA's spawning. They didn't realize that Mogami's 155's can dish out very heavy damage in a short amount of time, more so than her 203's. :noid
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Post by: Volron on June 13, 2017, 12:28:48 AM
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on June 16, 2017, 10:26:39 AM
Been trying the US cruiser line. Up to the Omaha now. Is it worth progressing or should I look at another country line? Kinda unhappy with the performance.
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Post by: branch37 on June 16, 2017, 12:48:53 PM
The Cleveland is absolutely fantastic. The Pensacola is good but takes some practice. The guns are great. That's as high as I have gotten. I'm looking forward to the New Orleans.
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Post by: Volron on June 17, 2017, 12:33:03 AM
Omaha is a bit squishy indeed, but progress and they do get better. As mentioned before, Cleveland is nice, with powerful AA and nice guns. Penny is a toss up depending on your play style. She's quite squishy compared to the other T7's, but her guns can hit very hard. NO is an upgraded Penny to me, but still quite fun. Get her gun upgrade ASAP, as it will make your life easier. I found Baltimore to be fun, and can dish out some pain with decent AA to boot, and as for Des Moines, I've only one match with her so can't speak too much about her. If that match was an indication, she's going to prove to be quite fun. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 17, 2017, 03:12:48 PM
Key to the Omaha is never ever stop turning, with her gun layout you pretty much always have 2-4 guns on target, I loved the New Orleans because she hit so hard but the Des Moines is a blast to play and makes the grind worth it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: donna43 on June 19, 2017, 05:56:38 PM
Have you tried the WoWS Public Test? I just completed latest PT 6.7.0 and went up the US DD line the Fletcher Class has rapid fire guns torps at 10.5km. The Cushing Class also rapid fire dual gun turrets with 16.5km torps like both of them. I don't play DD's much but, I might start. CV's Japanese all the way the US cv's suck with the aircraft set up comapaired to the japanese.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 19, 2017, 10:27:09 PM
I've completed the USN Line, picking up Gearing the other day. But with scenario going, I've only done one match in Gearing. However, she proved to be a lot of fun. :x
Picked up De Grasse, and so far she's proving to be interesting. Her guns have a nice reload time, and can do a ton of damage if target is broadside. Angled though, and her guns suffer pretty badly. Her HE is...heh Better off throwing rocks, as they are likely to do more damage. I'll need a little more time in her before I can really say, but her HE isn't looking good thus far.
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Post by: Volron on June 24, 2017, 09:18:01 PM
So far Killer Whale is proving to be the easiest to get Tactical Expertise in. I have 4 so far. :) Also got Save Commander Jenkins achievement, but got it last night and didn't save a screenshot of it.
Scenarios are VERY nice. :x
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Post by: Maverick on June 24, 2017, 09:50:34 PM
What DD line do you guys recommend. Doing OK with cruisers, got my Cleveland fully upgraded. I absolutely love the AA it has. I routinely get 5 to 9 aircraft kills on it. The accuracy is pretty good against BB's but it is hard to put them down. I absolutely hate destroyers in it though, sneaky lil bastages.
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Post by: Volron on June 24, 2017, 10:09:33 PM
It will depend on your play style. RU DD's are very good gunboats from what I've gathered. USN DD's are solid gunboats with decent torpedoes at the upper tiers. IJN are torpedo boats mostly, but a couple have pretty good guns. KM DD's are solid overall from what I've gathered.
I only have the 2 prem RU DD's, and am only up to T3 for KM DD's. Which is why I cannot give a lot of info on them. I've got both T10's for USN and IJN however. If I feel like being sneaky, I'll use Shimakaze (or IJN in general). If I am feeling aggressive, Gearing (or USN line) is my choice. :)
As for Cleveland; Personally I don't mind if a DD want's to play when I'm in Cleveland. She'll DEVASTATE DD's soundly with her HE. :D Even without DF, her AA will do a number on planes. So you can go Hydro (which is what I generally run) and still rack up some plane kills.
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Post by: Volron on July 06, 2017, 08:18:35 PM
Well, Enterprise is...interesting, to say the least. Her AP load out will do a ton of damage to BB's, with USN being the most robust of the targets. But is practically useless against EVERYTHING else. Then there is her TB drop pattern. I seriously think it's WG's way of trolling all those who screamed about having her in game. :P If you want to ensure good damage, you need to stagger her TB drop to score more than a few hits. As for her DB's, it's annoying that it is not something that can be switched in-match. That would make her more universal, but still not OP. T7 planes have a very hard time dealing with T10 AA, which is what you'll be seeing a LOT of. She's definitely one that requires a skilled CV captain to use to her fullest, and even then she's gonna be tricky.
Unless you are a dedicated CV captain (and even then it's a doozy), I'd say pass on her. It's one of the very few times I agree with iChase's ramblings. :)
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Post by: branch37 on July 07, 2017, 11:28:58 AM
Soooo damn tired of the Pensacola. I only need 3k to unlock the New Orleans. Is the NO any better? Not only is the Pensacolas armor crap, but I'm constantly getting matched against Bismarcks and the like. Getting detonated in the first 5 minutes gets old fast.
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Post by: Volron on July 07, 2017, 12:34:23 PM
With Penny, you need to play a lot into the support role. Hang back, stick with BB's (preferably to the ones who push intelligently, not yolo), and hit target's of opportunity. NO, you can be more attack oriented, but still need to stick support. While her armor is definitely improved over Penny, you WILL start facing off against T10's (this means Yamato). She'll feel like a downgrade at first, as stock she's....kinda bad. Upgraded though, and she's much better. Get her gun upgrade ASAP, as they will improve her quite a bit. You won't really be able to fall back into a more attack oriented role until Baltimore, and Des Moines will make it all worth it in the end. :D
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Post by: branch37 on July 07, 2017, 02:03:40 PM
Yeah I hang around BBs a lot. Only when I get stuck in a game with iowas and bismarcks they see me in the Pensacola and it's like a race to see who can delete me the quickest.
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Post by: Volron on July 07, 2017, 04:33:05 PM
If I had to choose between Penny or any of the other T7 CA's, I'll usually go for Penny. It's not that she's squishy, it's that she's actually quite dangerous in the right hands. Her guns can hit quite hard, even against high tier stuff. I've punished more than a few T10's with her. :t
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: wil3ur on July 07, 2017, 05:33:11 PM
I had an issue with my last machine where the game would run great for the first couple days, then all of the sudden would start to go into huge frame rate stutters as well as audio stutters making the game practically unplayable. It's very weird because it starts of running great, then deteriorates into running crappy.
Rebooting/Reinstalling and any of that didn't correct the issue. The issue then started to permeate into other games.
I replaced video card, ram, power supply and all sorts of things trying to figure out what was happening and I couldn't get it to work properly. In reading the forums, I saw a ton of other people had this issue and there was Zero support from the staff on what would cause the issues or how to correct it.
So basically, I really like the game, but I'm afraid to reinstall it and have it fry another computer. Just wondering if anyone else has had similar issues, or knows if something similar has been addressed.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 07, 2017, 11:45:15 PM
That....is a new one to me. :headscratch: Tried updating all of your drivers? :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on July 08, 2017, 09:32:36 AM
That....is a new one to me. :headscratch: Tried updating all of your drivers? :headscratch:
I have not seen that one either.
However (woohoo! a segue! :)), I did experience three rather weird games recently. Here we go.
So I grab my New Mexico, all loaded up with the latest, greatest upgrades, a number of flags and some awesome camo and head into the game.
When match maker reveals the setup, I see I am one of 2 BB's on my team (the other being a Wyoming), and I noted the other team had two New York's. Not terrible, but then I noted the rest of the ships were all Tier 3 and Tier 4!
I set back and think, this is going to be a turkey shoot! Sure enough when we launch, a DD and two cruisers join me. The whole team was stoked. We had a sure win in our pockets. All I had to do was sit back and pick off all the targets. The support ships would close in range while the bad guys tried to run or take shots at me. Easy-peasy!
Except for one small issue. I could not see any enemy ships. Not on radar, nor on the strat map, nor visually. I was tooling along when all of a sudden, I was getting hammered! My guys were like, "What the heck are you doing!?!?! SHOOT!"
I was like, "Shoot at what?". My guys started firing at ships I could not see and they were getting pissed off at me, in a big way. I turned my boat, to what I thought would be safe water, and my guys jumped on me. Apparently I was heading towards their two BB's, but never saw them. I did feel their rounds hit me though. Ouch.
Eventually, I was sunk by a St. Louis. My team lost. I was frustrated and surprised. I figured something must be wrong with my computer. So I shut it all down and restarted.
Grabbed my New Mexico and went in. Again, the same thing. Never saw a ship. After I was sunk I just bailed, as the guys were relentlessly beating on me.
Note:I understand my teams frustration. I get frustrated when I am on a team and the guys in the capital ships act like they do not care about the team and are just there to piss people off.
I grab my Orlan and head in and everything is normal. I can see the bad guys, and had some good runs. Grabbed the New Mexico,...and the same stupid thing happened. I have not tried it again. I figure I'll just blow off the U.S. BB line and go for the Japanese line now and see if I have better luck.
I wish I had recorded those games, but in my angst and frustration, I forgot to.
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Post by: branch37 on July 08, 2017, 10:40:38 AM
Does the game have a built in recording feature or do I have to use a 3rd party program?
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Post by: Volron on July 08, 2017, 12:32:09 PM
However (woohoo! a segue! :)), I did experience three rather weird games recently. Here we go.
So I grab my New Mexico, all loaded up with the latest, greatest upgrades, a number of flags and some awesome camo and head into the game.
When match maker reveals the setup, I see I am one of 2 BB's on my team (the other being a Wyoming), and I noted the other team had two New York's. Not terrible, but then I noted the rest of the ships were all Tier 3 and Tier 4!
I set back and think, this is going to be a turkey shoot! Sure enough when we launch, a DD and two cruisers join me. The whole team was stoked. We had a sure win in our pockets. All I had to do was sit back and pick off all the targets. The support ships would close in range while the bad guys tried to run or take shots at me. Easy-peasy!
Except for one small issue. I could not see any enemy ships. Not on radar, nor on the strat map, nor visually. I was tooling along when all of a sudden, I was getting hammered! My guys were like, "What the heck are you doing!?!?! SHOOT!"
I was like, "Shoot at what?". My guys started firing at ships I could not see and they were getting pissed off at me, in a big way. I turned my boat, to what I thought would be safe water, and my guys jumped on me. Apparently I was heading towards their two BB's, but never saw them. I did feel their rounds hit me though. Ouch.
Eventually, I was sunk by a St. Louis. My team lost. I was frustrated and surprised. I figured something must be wrong with my computer. So I shut it all down and restarted.
Grabbed my New Mexico and went in. Again, the same thing. Never saw a ship. After I was sunk I just bailed, as the guys were relentlessly beating on me.
Note:I understand my teams frustration. I get frustrated when I am on a team and the guys in the capital ships act like they do not care about the team and are just there to piss people off.
I grab my Orlan and head in and everything is normal. I can see the bad guys, and had some good runs. Grabbed the New Mexico,...and the same stupid thing happened. I have not tried it again. I figure I'll just blow off the U.S. BB line and go for the Japanese line now and see if I have better luck.
I wish I had recorded those games, but in my angst and frustration, I forgot to.
Try using her in Co-Op or in the Scenario, see if you get that issue there as well. If you do, I'd send in a support ticket and see what they come back with.
Does the game have a built in recording feature or do I have to use a 3rd party program?
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There is a built in replay system, but you have to make changes to a config file in order to get it active. It will only record the match itself, no pre-battle/post-battle screens and it records them all. So you'll have to be mindful of your HDD space if you don't have a lot. It used to be easy to find the topic on what file needs to be changed to enable it without having to log into the forum, so you may need to log in to find it as I cannot find it right now (not logged in). Most folks use a 3rd party program, since it will capture everything from port, to battle, then back to port. :aok I do wish they would finally get around to getting the replay active. It's there, just not "in-game" yet.
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Post by: DocBrown on July 08, 2017, 03:46:56 PM
Try using her in Co-Op or in the Scenario, see if you get that issue there as well. If you do, I'd send in a support ticket and see what they come back with.
There's a thought. Can't hurt. I'll be sure to have my video capture running this time.
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Post by: Volron on July 08, 2017, 04:00:00 PM
Yeah. If you have video, it would help them out more in trying to narrow down the issue. Have a dxdiag included as well.
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Post by: Maverick on July 09, 2017, 10:59:16 AM
Your simplest solution might just be to uninstall then upload the game again. After doing a disk clean / compression.
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Post by: Maverick on July 11, 2017, 10:08:19 AM
I "heard" on another forum that there was a "dynamic crosshair sight" on WoWS. Has anyone seen that?
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Post by: Karnak on July 11, 2017, 10:57:07 AM
I "heard" on another forum that there was a "dynamic crosshair sight" on WoWS. Has anyone seen that?
Here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbBEIQVUOBk&t
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Post by: wil3ur on July 11, 2017, 05:52:18 PM
Well I'm back up and running again. We'll see if this is more stable than last time. My in game ID there is wil3ur if anyone wants to team up.
I run Japanese Tech tree right now. I'm T6 BB and DD, I think T5 or T6 CA but not a huge fan of that particular model and remember it being a horrible grind so don't play that much, and T5 CV.
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Post by: Volron on July 19, 2017, 05:52:53 PM
Okay, Dynamo is proving to be very much like Newport; Requires actual teamwork to 5 star. Good use of Smoke will make a HUGE difference in the first phase of the operation, and is very useful in mid-phase. AA really comes into play in the mid and and late phases. People are yipping that Anthony is better, and in most area's she is, but she lacks something Cyclone has, Smoke. Being the only Cyclone in the 1st 5 star match I did, was a touch rough, but well placed kept the artillery from doing more than a touch here and there in the first and mid phases.
The match prior, which was a 2star in Gallant, I got Major Contribution. :banana:
What I suggest to increase your chances of 5 star:
BOTH Ships: Take the Superintendent skill.
Anthony: Spec and skill her completely for AA. Just don't take Manual AA since it's 85mm and up, her main guns are not dual purpose.
Cyclone: Skill her with Smoke Screen Expert. I skill and spec'd mine for gunboat, but her AA isn't too shabby, so you could spec her as AA. Again, don't take Manual AA if you do as her main guns are also not dual purpose.
Of course, using prem consumables, camo and combat flags will help further, but they are not really needed. It's very doable without the "extra's". :aok
Tips:
BOTH ships: Focus planes. Focus, focus, focus. When the bombers show up, prioritize the dive bombers, as they are much more dangerous. You cannot evade hit-scan attacks after all. Towards the end of the mid-phase and into the beginning of the end-phase, there will be a HUGE dogfight just outside the narrow. If you are mid-front of the convoy, get under it ASAP and focus the 110's first (4 plane squadron). After they are down, focus on the weakest squadrons and work your way through. The more friendly squadrons that survive, the better it is for you. They make a HUGE difference towards the end, panic'ing and shooting down bombers, which appears to count towards the bomber secondary objective. Also, it will be your last chance to finish the fighter secondary objective. Use your torpedoes often. While the chances of hitting a PT boat isn't good, you at the very least will cause them to turn and buy more time to gun them down. If you see a PT boat pointed towards you, expect torpedoes. The torpedoes appear to have decent speed and also pack one hell of a wallop. 2 hits WILL sink you. Stay out of the mine field. They are not an instant kill (if at full HP), but they WILL flood you every hit. You can actually navigate the field, but don't bother. Bombers seem to go for you if you are in the field.
If in Cyclone: If you are the only one, smoke right when you get into cap and cover as much as you can heading towards the narrow. If there is another Cyclone with you, you can smoke when you reach the long pier that is before the cap, smoke and take it into the cap. In mid-phase you'll need to keep an eye on the convoy and smoke if it's taking a lot of heat from the artillery.
If in Antony: Save your DF for mid- phase, that is where you are really going to need it. Also, save at least 1 DF charge for the huge dogfight as you'll tear through them with it. When the convoy enters the narrow, make your way to the front so you can get under the dogfight quickly.
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Post by: Karnak on July 20, 2017, 01:04:48 PM
Got 4 stars first time when everybody said they knew what to do. No losses, but didn't get all the fighter squadrons. I used Anthony.
Got 5 stars second time when a number of my team mates said they didn't know what to do. I did my best to provide highlights of what to do in five sentences. Three sank, but we got it all done. I used Cyclone, team was three Anthonys and four Cyclones.
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Post by: Volron on July 20, 2017, 03:12:07 PM
5 star'd again about half an hour ago with Bullet and Vulcan (their first). Vulcan likes the mines...a bit too much. :rofl
It's really not hard to win it, but to 5 star isn't a "walk in the park". So far it's proving easier to 5 star Newport than Dynamo. It's definitely the scenario to get the achievement: Major Contribution, with little effort. I picked up my 5th and 6th one today. :)
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Post by: Volron on August 25, 2017, 02:55:58 PM
Heed the warnings of Noster, iChase and LittleWhiteMouse. Do NOT buy Graf Zeppelin. Unless you intend to use her in Co-Op ONLY, and even then she's trouble, DO NOT BUY. Her AP bombers....honestly, you are FAR better off spec'ing for Secondaries (skills, modules and flags) and charging at the enemy than you are to rely on her AP bombers to do jack. The only chance you have of hitting anything with her manual drop AP is only if one of three things are happening: 1) They are AFK. 2) They are AFK, and 3) They are FULL retard (and likely AFK).
Someone done screwed up with her. I am honestly thinking they rushed her out for Gamescon because, well, Gamescon. They wanted something else, aside from Nelson I guess? :headscratch:
Nelson however, is actually a bit worth the FXP. She's quite accurate, having some very nice groupings. She's definitely not meant to brawl with, but you cannot really snipe with her either. She strikes me as more of a support battleship than anything. You will need to rely on others for AA, as her's isn't exactly the best around. For me, I'm still getting used to how she looks. :P
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Post by: branch37 on August 27, 2017, 11:03:34 AM
I've heard from several people the the Graf Zeppelin sucks. As for the Nelson, I've been sunk by her a couple times already. I can't get over how ugly she is though. Both her and the Izumo look like if you floored it, the ship could pop a wheelie.
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Post by: Volron on August 27, 2017, 02:01:22 PM
:rofl I didn't find Izzy to be a bad looking ship in my opinion, but Nelson...she's...a whole something different. I just have to get used to her is all, like with Izzy. :aok At times I will be looking around for another target and go: "WTF!? Where the hell did my a-...oh wait." :noid
Graf Zeppelin in Random, is bad. Very few can make her work, and those that can (who are the top 5 CV players on the server), have a lot of trouble with her. For me, as I mentioned before, she's a little trouble in Co-Op, but I'm getting used to her. Her AP bomb loadout is wonky though, as they act like they are dropping torpedoes. When a torpedo bomber goes in to make a drop, there is that delay before the torpedoes arm. AP DB's act the same way, as the bombs "hit" about the time a torpedo would arm from a TB. Once I get the arming delay down, I'll land more and more hits (providing Mistress RNG says: YES! :P). But in Random, the AP bombs are going to be useless against anyone with half a brain cell as the delay is so bad you could literally just tap a steering key and they'll miss. Bots are a bit more predictable, though they can catch you off guard if you are not paying attention. lol
As is, I wish they would let me use her in the Scenario's. Her fighters are pretty weak, even against Hosho and Zuiho fighters (though they will still come out on top), and her bombers, while able to do a decent amount of damage, or slow as spork and can be chewed up pretty good by Aoba and Myoko AA, especially when their DF is up.
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Post by: BBQsam on August 27, 2017, 07:51:08 PM
How many gig to DL WoW ?
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Post by: Maverick on August 28, 2017, 10:03:30 AM
I think at least a half dozen or so. I'm going to find out later today. I had to uninstall due to constant lock ups after the last upgrade. Made it unplayable. Going to defrag the HD then download again.
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Post by: branch37 on September 18, 2017, 07:28:01 PM
So how are we liking the Royal Navy battleships? Freakin annoying HE spammers imo.
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Post by: Volron on September 19, 2017, 05:11:44 PM
I'm only up to KGV, though it took me hardly anytime to get QE through to KGV. Operations FTW. :D But the Operations are also why I haven't really made a lot of progress on KGV and beyond. :noid
RN BB HE is not something to thumb your nose at. They hit hella hard and seem to start fires as a reasonable rate, so it's no surprised you see most just use HE. They seem squishier vs the other BB lines though. I already plan on picking up Conqueror as my next T10 regardless. :)
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Post by: Volron on October 05, 2017, 03:18:59 PM
Well, I'm finding the Deep Water Torpedoes from Graf Zeppelin to be quite nice against BB's. It only takes a few to melt a LOT of HP. :devil I'm hoping they don't change the secondary accuracy on the Graf Zeppelin like has been on the test ship. It's a little worse than her original. :(
My Ryujo Captain hit 19pt today, all through the Scenarios. When they first came out, he was only 6pt. :D And to top it off, she now has 525k of xp on her. Needless to say, I use her here and there for the Scenarios. :P
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Post by: branch37 on October 05, 2017, 04:53:44 PM
I've never even bothered with carriers. I watched a few videos on how to play them and it just didn't appeal to me.
How is the GZ since they re worked her? Not many people had anything good to say about her.
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Post by: Volron on October 05, 2017, 05:21:06 PM
The original isn't super bad, though you still saved money not getting her. I'm using a test version of her, and as you may have guessed, they gave her TB's with deep water torpedoes. I still have the original.
Her current test version...needs work. You have ZERO counter to DD's with air since you have nothing but deep water torpedo bombers.
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Post by: Volron on October 26, 2017, 05:50:02 PM
Well, the first Halloween Scenario was like the original last year, minus a couple of minor changes. Hectic, but fun. Harder than Newport, that's for damn sure. But this 2nd one...once you start firing, you simply do NOT stop. It's like Newport x5....on crack...and pcp...and steroids...and meth. :joystick: :noid
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Post by: Becinhu on October 31, 2017, 04:23:02 PM
I have only 5starred once. Too many suicide DDs and cruisers. My single 5 star I was carrier and had the odd combo of 4 BB, 1 DD, 1 CA. And we got the good spawn on Rasputin that is way north of the filth.
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Post by: Volron on October 31, 2017, 05:23:52 PM
I've also only been able to 5 star it once. There were two other times, where we were within a minute of completing when a tower fell. Both times I had gone out and solo'd Gorgon, once with Svyatozar and the other with Magnu-s, and both times the CV had burned ALL of their heal early. It was fine when I was still up, but the moment I was sunk, bots focused down a tower. :bhead At least those two USED their skills. MOST of the CV's I run into, don't use them AT ALL. :bhead But the real kicker, the one time I did 5 star it, CV never used a skill. We basically carried that CV, cause he did bugger all. :furious
I doubt I will top my best though, which was in Magnu-s: 980 secondary hits, 1359742 Damage, 2984 BXP. :D The catch, it was one of the 4 star matches. :(
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Post by: branch37 on November 01, 2017, 08:23:22 PM
Best if gotten is 4 and both times I’ve gotten 4 I solo killed the great googamooga or whatever it is. Nobody can comprehend that your heals actually make it easy to fight in the mist. The CA radar and BB heals make it pretty easy.
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Post by: Volron on November 01, 2017, 08:35:09 PM
Yep, especially with Magnu-s. Her heal REALLY shines once you've done a bit of damage and coupled with her invulnerability, which recharges very quickly, you can do insane amounts of damage. :aok
I've solo'd Gorgon in all 3 ships, though it's tricky with Urashima. If Gorgon spawns away from you, her secondaries make your life hell before you can get into position. But it's very doable. :)
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Post by: Volron on November 02, 2017, 02:51:39 PM
Oh! US CA line split. :x
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Post by: gewehr on November 02, 2017, 03:43:41 PM
Woot!!! Stoked about the split. Stopped at the Pepsicola in beta. Wasn’t a fan at all. Currently, Omaha is my highest non-premium US CL/CA. Have the Indy and Atlanta, also.
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Post by: Volron on November 02, 2017, 03:57:23 PM
Cleveland in CBT was broken. They nerfed her heavily (for obvious reasons), but now she'll be resrtored. :D
I'm curious to exactly what ships I will need to work on. I'm thinking the obvious, the new ships, though I'm wondering if I'm going to have to work for the restored Cleveland. :headscratch:
I have everything from Cleveland to Des Moines, though I'm thinking about picking up Omaha just to ensure no funny business. :noid
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Post by: branch37 on November 03, 2017, 09:08:25 AM
The only US CAs I kept were the St Louis and the Cleveland. Currently working on Baltimore.
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Post by: Volron on November 25, 2017, 11:33:25 AM
Well that is a bit of a surprise...
French BB's are showing up in the dev blogs. I was honestly hoping to see Italian BB's first, but I'm certainly not complaining! :x
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Post by: Volron on November 30, 2017, 03:11:48 PM
Well, Operation The Ultimate Frontier was said to be harder than Newport, with some even going as far as to say it's harder than the Halloween Ops.... :noid
I've 5 star'd it SEVERAL times now. So in truth, what they were saying, is they are plebs. :P
For Battleships: The ship I have been using most is Nelson. She excels at this one, with HE that absolutely DEVASTATES what it hits, easily doing 8-10k a salvo against the BB's and citadel'ing CA's. Her heal, well, she is a T7 Conqueror there. :) I find her much better for this Op than Scharn, seeing as her dispersion is considerably better with much stronger HE and better AP. She can tank quite well and her secondaries are proving to be better than I originally pegged them for. She also doesn't catch fire nearly as much as Scharn. :P If you don't have either, KGV is a very good option with CO doing well here as well (at least for me. :)).
For Cruisers: I've been drifting between them all. Myoko's turret traverse is a pain in this one, though she can be very devastating if you don't forget that (I kinda forgot about her horrid turret traverse :o). Fiji is a very good option (and mine is full stock) with Belfast possibly being a stronger one due to HE with her. Yorck and Shchors are okay, but I really can't say as they are both full stock still. Play more supportively if yours are stock and chime in if they are elite. :aok Penny will do well here as well. Play her properly and you'll find yourself raking in the credits. :aok Atlanta is a strong contender here, though make sure you have AFT or you'll regret it, big time. Indy did quite well for me, but I've only used her once. I just used her like Penny. :)
For Carriers: This is going to give you nightmares. DF is on all the things, DD's included. You'll need to be very selective of what you hit, or you'll be out of planes before the 1st phase finishes. Do NOT use anything other than "Strike". You are wasting a slot if you take AS. Reason: Raptor will NOT attack any ships with the exception of any vessel within a certain distance of her (so far it looks to be sub 10k of her). All of her bombers hit the base otherwise and she only has DB's, so no need to worry bout TB's. And to top it off, I've only seen her hit the base 3 times with two attacks against a fort and the last one against the Power Station and Warehouse which are not mission critical. If you can, divi up with someone so they can take out the DF ships quickly. Since they are all USN ships, you'll easily know what has DF. *There is only one exception to this, a NO, which sometimes shows up (not all matches I've seen her). I haven't seen her use DF. Kaga is a very solid contender so far, with having SCORES of TB's to use. Hiryu is also a good option. Ranger and Saipan are slightly limited here however. Ranger suffered with her "new" loadout, having less bombers than what I remember, specifically her TB's. Make damn well sure of your target when you commit them, as you are likely to run out before match end. Saipan is slightly better off, but not by much. Her plus comes in fast planes and two fighter squadrons, which helps in keeping DD's spotted. But her planes drop like flies if you are not careful. T9 my potato. Feel like T5's to me. :bhead
For Destroyers: I've yet to use a DD here, but Sims is a common one with Mahan being another. Should be obvious why. :)
There are two ships that MUST be dealt with or the op will fail outright once the transports start coming in, A Cleveland and Atlanta. There is also the Pensacola that should be a high priority. Make sure those three are dealt with before the planes start coming in. If the Transports fly over either the Atlanta or Cleveland, you've failed (unless someone nips the quickly enough) as they will shoot down the transports quite quickly. Penny is in the air, as I've seen them get through half the times. The times they got through, Penny was raked with HE by other ships. With the Cleveland and Atlanta, it won't matter. Either sink them or fail the op.
As a Cruiser, push north to quickly deal with the Cleveland and Atlanta (who spawns a couple mins after Op start), then focus the Penny if she's not down yet. Do NOT chase after DD's. As a BB, stick reasonably close to the base and try to take out Penny when you spot her. Raptor is in H2 throughout most of the match, ignore her. You'll eventually have a "natural" chance to engage her. Otherwise, the Op is easy to read. The make or break is in the opening stages, usually. I've seen a lot of teams fail in the opening, which is sad. Had a team so bad an hour ago, that there were only 3 of us left after the first 5 mins. Two BB's (myself in one), and a Cruiser who had a brain. That was an intense match, which sadly ended in failure (we came real close too). :(
EDIT: Make SURE you hit any ship getting too close to the aerodrome. I've seen a DD take it out in 3-4 salvo's, it's that weak.
*EDIT2: NO does have DF. She didn't use it the last couple of times I attacked her, but definitely this time.
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Post by: branch37 on December 03, 2017, 09:56:48 AM
I've gotten 5 stars twice now in the Scharnhorst. Both times I've turned and dealt with the cleveland and atlanta, then turned around and met the rest of the team at the repair zone and slowly closed the distance with the raptor making sure not to get caught too deep.
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Post by: Volron on December 03, 2017, 12:00:33 PM
Well, I've switch from using Nelson to Ashitaka, a lot. With the +credits flags and the artist's camo, I've cleared 1m credits once with an awesome 5 star match, with most of my good 5 star clearing around 850k. Even a crappy 1 star match nets me around 350k, providing I do decently of course. She's Amagi w/A Hull at T7 basically. :D
Every single time I take a battleship, I always head S to intercept the Clemson, turning E as to avoid going past the repair island. I usually get the Clemy in 2 salvo's, once when I spot her (she'll open fire on you when you set up properly, before the repair island block) with the finisher being when she comes around the little islands behind repair base. After that, it depends on what the team is doing. I'll target the Penny if I can see her and someone is already dealing with Cleveland. If they are having trouble with Cleveland, after I take a shot on Penny (or if I can't see her yet), I'll help take out Cleveland. If I'm the only BB, I'll turn N to intercept the Atlanta. If there is another BB and he's moving N, I'll focus on Penny/BB's. Going for Raptor depends on how it's all playing out, as I will prioritize winning over 5 star'ing the match any day (specially with the bank I'm making with Ashitaka :aok). The most dangerous 3rd wave spawn comes from the E, as a LOT of teams tend to move W to have a shot at Raptor. I've seen it quite a few times, where most of the team is W when that 3rd wave spawns and it takes out the field at the end.
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Post by: Dundee on December 04, 2017, 12:33:59 PM
How is the AH audience supposed to digest this? Are you a shill for one or both of those games? Are you trying to entice AH players to come over to those games?
Obviously you take part in both of those games and no longer AH. So why do you need to ask AH players about said games?
I thought this was the forum for this type of question........chill
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Post by: bustr on December 04, 2017, 01:48:26 PM
See Rule #4
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Post by: Skuzzy on December 04, 2017, 01:56:59 PM
This thread is pretty active and we would prefer it contain all the related posts about the topic rather than have a doze different threads running about.
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Post by: Volron on December 05, 2017, 02:35:26 PM
A T3 DD available via mission, an easy mission at that. :x
Here my path to her:
For the 20 Kill stage, I just played the Operation. I got it in 4 runs, because Mistress RNG was being a PITA on my 2nd go... :bhead
For the 7 Wins, Co-Op at T4. :)
For the 25k XP, Operation. :D
For the Damage, again, Operation. :aok
I'm quite happy that they allowed Co-Op and Operations to be used to obtain her. :rock
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Post by: Volron on January 10, 2018, 11:38:44 AM
So, how did the Santa Crates treat you?
Thanks to a fellow AHer (not sure if he would wish to be named), the crates he sent me netted me around 20k doubloons, among various other things. :D Hoping my reply netted him some things as well. :aok
The two "big" hauls were Leningrad and Scharnhorst. Since I already had them, their doubloon value was given, which made up a bulk of the 20k. :x
Also, in case you haven't noticed yet, the Makarov, a RU Nurnberg, is available for around 3500 doubloons in the RU Tech Tree. She loses out on the fighter and is missing two torpedo launchers (like the AA hull for the Nurn). All in all, she is worse than Nurn, but still does some work. Her HE feels weaker, though her AP is about the same. I think she was worth the doubloons. :aok
Duke of York...you are better off getting her via the Campaign. Don't splash the cash, unless you really want that Camo for Scharn. :noid
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Bear76 on January 11, 2018, 07:49:02 PM
I hope World of Warships doesn't have the same foul-mouthed childishness as World of Tanks. Complete turn-off, here's to HTC for keeping ch 200 under control.
A much better crowd than WoT
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on January 12, 2018, 10:40:35 AM
I turned off chat in WOT and started to enjoy the game far more than before. I wish I could do the same in WOW as I am really tired of the folks who just love to spam the chat keys. I've gotten to the point where I just go back to port after asking the team to stop spamming if they don't stop. Frankly I play to have fun and if the team is irritating it isn't worth my time.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: wil3ur on January 12, 2018, 12:40:21 PM
Negative! :noid
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Post by: Volron on January 12, 2018, 02:54:48 PM
I turned off chat in WOT and started to enjoy the game far more than before. I wish I could do the same in WOW as I am really tired of the folks who just love to spam the chat keys. I've gotten to the point where I just go back to port after asking the team to stop spamming if they don't stop. Frankly I play to have fun and if the team is irritating it isn't worth my time.
The downside to leaving before a match is done and you are still alive, is it will end in a perma-ban if you do it too much and are reported (they do check). I can agree with you on the F-key spam, whole heartily. It's very annoying and I wish blocking someone would also block their F-key use. If you have a team that F-spams, yolo-ram a BB (which WILL sink ANY ship you use), so you won't have to worry about it counting against you. I've done it a couple of times. :cool:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on January 16, 2018, 11:15:48 AM
Last week of the Christmas event got me inspired to do some grinding. Worked out the research on a tier 9 US heavy and used the discount to "buy" it. Will hold it in garage until I get my first US crew up to start their 4 perk level. Getting close. Used the female recruiting bit to get a full crew for the T29 and will rotate them into it when I push that crew into the tier 9 heavy. Already have a Russian Tier 9 heavy waiting for a crew to finish their 3rd perk before rotating them into it. Don't want to start a fresh zero perk crew into any high tier tank.
Also ground out my tier 7 arty so I could "buy" the tier 8 M40/43 (?) arty piece. Got 2 crews working their third perk in tier 6 and 7 arty so the first one, (probably the M44 crew since I play that more than any other) finishing the third perk goes to tier 8.
Used the lower tier discounts to get into the Japanese heavy line. Had zero tanks in that country until last week. Used some free XP that I have been hoarding for over a year and a half (about 180K) and free XP'd the tier 2 through 4 lines. Got the OI exp and put a fresh crew in it. Since I had a bunch of gold in boxes I used it to go to 100% and now have them up to 80% of the first perk. Also got ace tanker in the thing. I also researched the OI and bought it with the 100% discount and have it sitting in the garage until the OI exp crew finishes the first perk, then will rotate them up and start another new crew in the EXP.
Glad I did all that by the 14th as the event ended that night and everything about it went away.
Haven't done anything about boats. I only play them when the teams in tanks are so bad that it's a waste of time to lay them. I just play my tier 5 and 6 German cruisers pretty much exclusively, even over the tier 5 US cruisers. Love the higher rate of fire.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Biggamer on January 17, 2018, 04:12:00 AM
i also grinded out a few more tanks during the holiday events i am now up to 22 Tier 10 tanks. i also played some wows and got my fletcher upgraded and got the Tier 8 american CV unlocked but not purchased yet
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on January 19, 2018, 05:33:04 PM
Well, my take on Musashi so far:
She's a nerfed Yamato. Her AA is bad, her secondaries are not much better and her main guns can troll you at times. Her armor feels a bit weaker as well. The most damning thing, her gun sound. They are the EXACT same gun in every way except accuracy as on her sister, Yamato, but sound like potato. The guns on my Mikasa sound more dangerous. :noid There is one thing I have noted though, her fighter is 3m with a 60s CD. This has proven quite useful. :D
Overall, if you haven't pick up MO yet and have the FXP for only one, get MO. No clue when she'll come back while Musashi will be around for a bit. Otherwise, I find the FXP expense worth it. :D I'm enjoying her quite a bit, and it's fun to encounter that occasional T7. :t
On the OP side of things, during UF I found the Gadjah Mada (which EVERY TIME I see the name, Jem Hadar is what I read. Don't ask. :noid) a FANTASTIC ship. She netted me two more Torpedoman achievements, which aren't the easiest to come by since they took T5's out of the loop (Fujin, Kami and Kami R broken :P). I found myself using her A LOT during UF, usually topping even against Atlanta's. :cool:
I've got to hold off on Roma for a couple more days, so no news on her just yet. :( From my encounters against her with Musashi, well, she didn't last long, angled or otherwise. :P
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on January 21, 2018, 06:15:28 AM
Holding off on both the Musashi and Roma. Neither one particularly excites me. I have been using some of the premies I pulled from the Santa Crates, tho. Taken out the ‘Bama, Kii, Mutsu, and De Grasse for a few spins. Like them all. The Frenchie feels slightly underwhelming, while the 3 big boys are nice.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on January 21, 2018, 10:36:52 AM
Well, the issue I had before magically cleared itself up after an update.
I have gone back to Tier 3 ships. Tiers 4,5, and 6 were no fun at all. Kept having to fight ships two Tiers higher than me. For some reason Tier 3 seems to have the best parity. Far more fun.
Are any of the U.S. ships any good? I have not found a DD, CA, or BB which is not outclassed, in the same Tier, by ships from other countries. I have not gotten very far in the U.S. line. Tier 6 in BB's, and only Tier 4 in CA, while puddling along at Tier 3 in DD's.
Oh that Tier 3 Nassau BB is fun!
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on January 21, 2018, 12:18:02 PM
The Omaha is my go to boat in the USN line. Most people dislike her, but she works for me. My most sailed ship. Other USN ships that I feel are good are Benson, Fletcher, Missouri, and St. Louis. That said, I’m up to Pensacola (plus the Indy, Marblehead, and Atlanta ) in CL/CA line. Up to tier 10 in the DD’s. US BB’s, I only have the premiums. Not a fan of the Texas, just haven’t even able to make her work for me. Arky Beta, Arizona, and ‘Bama all seem fine.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on January 21, 2018, 01:19:18 PM
I love that they buffed the Beta's secondaries a few patches ago. :D In all honestly, she needed it due to her 0 AA. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: branch37 on January 21, 2018, 09:17:29 PM
My clan got our bellybutton handed to us in the first round of kings of the sea today.
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Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on January 22, 2018, 10:57:47 AM
Well, the issue I had before magically cleared itself up after an update.
I have gone back to Tier 3 ships. Tiers 4,5, and 6 were no fun at all. Kept having to fight ships two Tiers higher than me. For some reason Tier 3 seems to have the best parity. Far more fun.
Are any of the U.S. ships any good? I have not found a DD, CA, or BB which is not outclassed, in the same Tier, by ships from other countries. I have not gotten very far in the U.S. line. Tier 6 in BB's, and only Tier 4 in CA, while puddling along at Tier 3 in DD's.
Oh that Tier 3 Nassau BB is fun!
I have a few, the cruisers are what I play most often. The Cleveland was the best AFAIAC because the next step up the penny is basically a Cleveland fighting outside it's tier. No real improvements. I play the German cruisers the most in tier 5 and 6. I have them maxed out and the captain is going for a second 4 level perk on each. The rate of fire is great, but the guns are kind of weak and the armor is non existent.
I have gone up to tier 4 in BB's on the US side but they are just SO SLOW, ponderous and with slow turrets and guns. My Wyoming has LOUSY gun handling and accuracy. Keeps me from bothering going any higher.
I have tier 4, 5 and 6 Japanese DD's. Just got the fubuki upgraded to the better torps. Had to free xp them as the grind was just too freaking painful with the 6 km torp range and a 6.8 km detection range. Could never get close enough to launch torps before getting hammered. To be honest the tier 4 and 5 DD's are more fun.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: branch37 on January 22, 2018, 01:37:50 PM
The tier 7 and above cruisers are very good ships, just a different play style than the Cleveland. The Pensacola, New Orleans, and Baltimore have excellent guns. The Des Moines is a monster at tier 10. You just have to be very mindful of what’s going on around you. Don’t show anything your broadside. You can do very good damage to battleships with the AP if they give you a nice broadside to shoot at.
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Post by: Volron on January 23, 2018, 06:32:14 PM
You will not have any speed in the US BB line until you hit NC. WY, NY, NM, and to some extend, CO have dispersion that will want you to punch a hole through your monitor. :noid But NC, Iowa and Monty have glorious dispersion. :D MO is the most accurate of the US BB's thus far, at least to me. :aok
If you play Penny like Cleveland, you are in for a rude awakening. She will punish you badly for that. :ahand Not a lot of folks like her, even after the buffs they gave her, but I still enjoy mine quite a bit. She's very nice in the T7 Op's. :aok
If you want a broken T5 DD, Fujin, Kami and Kami R (which are EXACTLY the same ship in stats) are your "go to" ships (with properly skilled Captain of course). 42s torpedo reload. :t
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: branch37 on January 26, 2018, 07:39:46 AM
I liked the new mex. I liked the Colorado’s 16 inch guns, just couldn’t hit with them. Now if you feel like griping about the us bb dispersion, try the gneisenau.
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Post by: Volron on January 26, 2018, 08:23:29 AM
Mikasa makes Neise appear to have 100% accuracy. :P
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Post by: Volron on January 27, 2018, 01:52:22 AM
Well, picked up Gnevny today, and I must say I'm honestly surprised by her. Having all other T6 DD's, I wasn't expecting much, but she really has surprised me. Her guns are solid with a good RoF and decent arc, and while her torpedoes are very short ranged, they are very fast and hit pretty good. I'm having fun using her in the Op. :aok
Also, is it just me, or are most of the CV's today kinda...bad, to put it very kindly. 2 runs, the CV was AFK, though in one of those we 5 star'd with TE. I honestly forgot about him until after we sank everything and was waiting for Raptor. :rofl Most others were just feeding their planes to the Aoba's and Myoko. :bhead I only noticed ONE go for Taka, and only because someone asked him too. His response: "I usually go for BB first...". Feh It's why I almost constantly use CV's in Op's. Past two days I've yet to place anywhere else but Top while using my CV's, and there were a few matches where I botched my drops (with Indy. Ryujo spoils me. :P). :o
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Post by: Volron on February 01, 2018, 01:11:51 PM
Well, Narai isn't forgiving for a CV. That OP is the most difficult OP to CV in, but is doable. Of all the CV's, I've found Ranger to be the best to use here, despite her manual DB drop being so large. Her bombers can take a little punishment vs Kaga and Hiryu's, and have that nice torpedo spread for easily dealing with DD's. Kaga in 2nd, then Hiryu, with Saipan taking up the rear. I won't use Saipan in this op, as she just isn't flexible enough, not to mention that the forts don't care what tier her bombers are. :noid MO? MO like 3 plane squadrons. :ahand
Appears lots of folks are having trouble with their CV, as I've had them get pissy when I'm there. Not that I blame them, as most of the CV's I see are...yeah. I rather they were AFK, they'd get more done. :bhead So now I'm pushing a lot of Ranger matches in Narai. :)
I picked up Roma a few days ago, but only got 2 matches in her so far. She's interesting, but still trying to peg her. Once Narai drops, I'll do more matches in Roma to get a solid feel of her. But what I have noted from just those two matches are her secondaries are quite squishy. :(
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on February 01, 2018, 06:21:35 PM
I have gone up to tier 4 in BB's on the US side but they are just SO SLOW, ponderous and with slow turrets and guns. My Wyoming has LOUSY gun handling and accuracy. Keeps me from bothering going any higher.
I found the Wyoming to be a great BB. Had no trouble outfighting German BBs and, well, Myogi is a joke. British BBs weren't in yet when I went through her. I understand that Orion is a nasty package.
I would have kept Wyoming if I didn't have Arkansas Beta.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Bear76 on February 02, 2018, 03:01:47 PM
I play WoT and WoWS with some AH buddies. Always looking for someone to play with. Anyone want to post your Nicknames?
Boogydude :rolleyes:
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Post by: wil3ur on February 02, 2018, 03:55:33 PM
I play WoT and WoWS with some AH buddies. Always looking for someone to play with. Anyone want to post your Nicknames?
Boogydude :rolleyes:
Same handle in both games. OlTanker. It is OldTanker just without the d. I am on in the daytime (11:00 - 1800 Central time) not the entire time, just that is the time span I will be likely to log in and play a while. I don't play in the evenings, spending time with the wife.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on February 04, 2018, 05:11:21 AM
I play WoT and WoWS with some AH buddies. Always looking for someone to play with. Anyone want to post your Nicknames?
Boogydude :rolleyes:
vonHintzen
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 09, 2018, 09:49:53 PM
Well, through crates from the missions, I got the T5 French BB mission. :D If I were to have a complaint though, it would be that it wasn't the T6 French BB, so I could use her in the Op's. :(
The Aigle is proving to be fun to me. While her guns have some interesting arcs, when you can get them all on target, they perform well and her torpedoes hit like a truck dropped from orbit. Too bad they are kinda short ranged (7k) for her concealment (7.5k w/o CE).
As for Roma, she's a fun ship. Her turret traverse allows you to move around and not wait until the Earth turns to dust before you can get them on target and her AA is okay, but oh boy, do her secondary guns melt if someone sends a gentle fart in your direction. An Atlanta raked my Roma from nose to tail and took out 2 of my secondary guns, one of them was a big gun. These are bots not running skills. If it were a human player with IFHE, I'd likely of lost more. Some of you remember CBT Atlanta Turrets? Think that with Roma's secondaries. :noid
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 12, 2018, 11:38:28 AM
I got the T6 French BB, and oh boy, she has the WORST dispersion, period. Every other T6, STOCK, has better dispersion, and this is with a fully upgraded Normandie. I really prefer Bretagne over Normandie, because her dispersion is much better. But, Normandie is quick off the line (for a BB), and has very good maneuverability. She feels average when it comes to tanking and while she has a lot of secondaries, they are not as accurate as I was expecting.
One thing I'm finding about the French AP shells are, they overpen, a LOT.....on EVERYTHING. I ended up flanking the Izzy in Newport with Normandie, at 12k and closing, I kept overpenning. Her dispersion is so bad, that even at sub 8k I had trouble hitting Izzy's citadel, and hits I did land, overpenned. I decided to use HE in my next run and saw better results overall, but French HE is meh. Least the damage was more consistent. This applies to Bretagne as well, but not as bad. Her AP is more reliable.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 13, 2018, 10:24:38 AM
I'm going to let Fem talk...
She got one thing wrong, currently GZ's DWT's CANNOT hit cruisers. It's on the tool tip, which you can see at 2:39, but also that I've been unable to hit them in matches myself. I just tested it in the Training Room as well (in case I really did miss), and I couldn't hit a single cruiser. So keep this in mind if you have access to her right now and simply missed it.
Now, this is what GZ should've been when they first released her, she's significantly better than her original. There are a couple of things I am hoping for, they increase her secondary range to 7k and add 1.5k to her hydro for ships and torpedoes.
As for her DWT's not hitting cruisers, they do insane damage to what they can hit, and almost every single time, cause flooding. So I can understand that a little, but, given how close you need to get, the slow and short range of the torpedoes, the pattern of the drop, and the speed of the bombers, I honestly think they should keep the DWT's damage and flooding chance, and allow them to hit cruisers. But if they keep them from hitting cruisers, eh, so be it. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: tmetal on February 13, 2018, 10:45:23 AM
I play WoT and WoWS with some AH buddies. Always looking for someone to play with. Anyone want to post your Nicknames?
Boogydude :rolleyes:
tmetal
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 13, 2018, 12:55:25 PM
Well, I have been having a lot of fun with the Nassau.
Had a great game this weekend where a Wyoming and my Nassau were the last two ships left. The Wyoming had nearly full health and I was down about 33%. I was sweating bullets over that. The Wyoming guns easily outmatch the Nassau in a long distance fight.
But, we ended up our last battles within 4K of each other and an island between us. We had the points, so I decide I was just going to go for the ram, figuring it would be my best shot, if I had a shot at all.
Well, low and behold, the Wyoming turns toward the island, so I do to. At about 2.5K we had to break and I waited to see which way he was going. I turned to meet him.
I figure he was being a bit too over confident given our ships and relative health. I pointed the Nassau straight at where I thought he would emerge from behind the island. Sure enough he did and we were 1.5K apart. He fired his volly and knocked about 10% off my health. I got 5 rounds of my volly into his broadside and knocked about 25% of him to the floor.
Meanwhile the Nassua secondaries were hammering him. He then made the fatal error or turning away from me. I had his bow and a bunch of guns to hit him with. He tried to turn a couple of times then I broadsided him. In then end I got him.
Moral of the story: Never present your bow to a Nassau when nearly deck to deck.
I have had a lot of luck charging Myogi's, Orions, and Wyomings. Not the Kaiser though. She can hurt, quick.
I have given up on the U.S. BB line. I have a New Mexico just wasting a slot away. They might be good in their Tier, but I have never been in a game where I was not fighting BB's 3 tiers higher than me, until I switched to the Nassau. I kid you not. The first game I played in the Mexico, I was top tier ship, and the other side have an Iowa for the top tier. I was dead in 3 volly exchanges and did not scratch him. In the Nassau, I am usually going against like tier ships or one higher. Makes for much more fun.
If I ever decide to try CV's, then I will go U.S.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 13, 2018, 09:37:22 PM
Use your NM in the Op's. You'll be able to push through her fairly quick there. Once you hit CO, if you don't like her that much, you can push through her in the T7 Op's when they swing around. CO is slow, and she soaks the damage up rather than deflecting it. With her, you are going to run into T9's more often than with NM as well. NC on the other hand, can bow tank much better than CO, just expect the occasional T10.
For USN CV's, T4 and 5 you should do fine, but T6 and up and you'll see the IJN CV's run away on damage. T7 and T8 will always have 2 fighters against your 1, unless Hiryu, Shokaku and Kaga run are running the stock mod. At T9 and 10, you'll get 2 fighters back, but your TB's stay T8. Not to mention that they have nerfed Midway's fighters, so you'll have at max, T9 fighters.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Dace on February 13, 2018, 10:59:59 PM
Use your NM in the Op's. You'll be able to push through her fairly quick there. Once you hit CO, if you don't like her that much, you can push through her in the T7 Op's when they swing around. CO is slow, and she soaks the damage up rather than deflecting it. With her, you are going to run into T9's more often than with NM as well. NC on the other hand, can bow tank much better than CO, just expect the occasional T10.
For USN CV's, T4 and 5 you should do fine, but T6 and up and you'll see the IJN CV's run away on damage. T7 and T8 will always have 2 fighters against your 1, unless Hiryu, Shokaku and Kaga run are running the stock mod. At T9 and 10, you'll get 2 fighters back, but your TB's stay T8. Not to mention that they have nerfed Midway's fighters, so you'll have at max, T9 fighters.
Sorry, I meant, you will get 2 fighters at T9 and 10. You only have 1 fighter with the other tiers. :o
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on February 14, 2018, 11:16:40 AM
Seems pretty obvious there is a rather blatant anti US bias in the game. Most of the ships are pretty poor performing compared to the other countries. The notable exception being the Cleveland.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: branch37 on February 14, 2018, 08:26:16 PM
I haven’t found a BAD US ship yet, they just aren’t as idiot proof as some others that’s for sure.
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Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: M0nkey_Man on February 16, 2018, 05:08:31 PM
Seems pretty obvious there is a rather blatant anti US bias in the game. Most of the ships are pretty poor performing compared to the other countries. The notable exception being the Cleveland.
The cleveland used to be insane but was nerfed due to stomping too many other ships into dust.
They're planning on eventually moving it up a few tiers and buffing it
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 16, 2018, 05:51:39 PM
The cleveland used to be insane but was nerfed due to stomping too many other ships into dust.
They're planning on eventually moving it up a few tiers and buffing it
That's incorrect. They are planning to put her back where she belongs, and reinstating her original power. :P
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: tmetal on February 16, 2018, 06:07:22 PM
Any advice on the russian cruiser line? I just picked up a ten point russian cruiser captain from the weekly op and was wondering if it was worth putting in the effort. You guys have much more experience in the game and definitely more knowledge about the boats than I do so I figured I'd ask.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 16, 2018, 09:24:16 PM
I'm only as far as Shchors, so I cannot give too much. My experience with them thus far: They are glass cannons. Their HE is feh, as is their AA. They have horrid torpedo range (4k) too boot, though those torpedoes move fast and have a decent punch. You won't get longer range torpedoes until you hit T9 with the Donskoi, and even then it's only 8k. I've heard Moskva is actually pretty nice though, but no torpedoes.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: thrila on February 17, 2018, 04:16:04 AM
Still no destroyers for the Royal Navy?
I've played for the last couple of days and it was nice to see the Royal Navy is now in the game, however being a destroyer is my in-game preference.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 17, 2018, 10:57:31 AM
Personally, I'm more interested in the Italian line. :) But if I were to make a guess, RN DD's are VERY likely this year. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 02, 2018, 12:12:51 PM
Well foo. I was expecting the French BB line to have more accurate secondaries, but I guess that was a no go. :(
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 02, 2018, 11:45:50 PM
But Gascogne is proving to be quite interesting. With 7k base secondary range, bumped up to 8.8k with AFT, oh boy. I decided to make her a secondary build, which pushes her secondary range to 10.1k, just completed Hermes with 439 secondary hits. Only managed 47k damage with them though. This should change once her captain has IFHE as well. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 09, 2018, 10:50:57 AM
Well, Operation Hermes is probably the EASIEST Op I've had to deal with. I thought KW was easy, but nope. My Gascogne Captain is almost 19pt too boot. :D Sadly, they NEED to optimize the map/op better. Every now and again, I get a MASSIVE FPS drop towards the end. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: tmetal on March 09, 2018, 02:02:58 PM
Can't wait for the operation to change next week. I understand why they limited the accepted ships for this one but it sucks for anybody who doesn't have an interest in french BB's or allied cruisers
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 09, 2018, 09:08:13 PM
Considering the mission, and our opposition, I believe this may be a test bed for "Hard Mode". It wouldn't surprise me if Hard Mode for Newport, Aegis, KW and RR would restrict you to Allied ships; UF and Narai would restrict you to Axis. In a way, it does make since considering the opposition we face in them. Two weeks of it being tested isn't a bad idea, but if this isn't the case, then they should lift the restriction next week when another Op would cycle. We'll see. However, If I read the notes correctly, Hermes will stay up until the next big patch.
My machine is by no means a potato, far from in fact, but I'm occasionally getting very serious FPS drops every now and again during the Op. Some runs, not a hitch, other's I have horrid FPS issues. They need to optimize, badly.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on March 10, 2018, 08:12:25 PM
Can't wait for the operation to change next week. I understand why they limited the accepted ships for this one but it sucks for anybody who doesn't have an interest in french BB's or allied cruisers
My Tier VII ships are: Hood, Myoko and Nagato.....
Yeah, nope.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: wil3ur on March 11, 2018, 04:24:25 PM
Yeah, I was disappointed I couldn't play this scenario. I run entirely Japanese lines. Tier V CA, Tier VI CV, Tier VII BB and DD.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 16, 2018, 09:52:01 PM
Well, it is not very difficult to get to T7 in any Allied Cruiser line. Once you hit T6, you can speed your way to 7 in Op's. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on March 17, 2018, 12:17:50 PM
Well, I have my fourth Tier VII now, the Lyon.
I am waiting on the US cruiser line split before I continue past Tier VI with US cruisers. For British cruisers I am stuck on Emerald. I hate that ship.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 17, 2018, 01:41:14 PM
Yeah, she can be tricky. I got Leander through one of the Campaign's, Santa Convoy one if I recall correctly, so I didn't have to grind through Emerald. I did get her to use in the Op's when they still allowed for T5's though. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on March 18, 2018, 05:40:21 AM
Just went back and rebought the New Mexico, should have put her back in the fleet along time ago. toward the end of the match it was me and an Aigle vs 5 :cheers: (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/shot-18.03.17_11.06.50-0850_zpswpw1kfs0.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/shot-18.03.17_11.06.50-0850_zpswpw1kfs0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on March 18, 2018, 06:40:45 AM
I got rid of my entire U.S. line. I just could get anywhere with them. I was always fighting ships two tiers higher than me. It just was not any fun at all.
The gun dispersion did not help. How you managed to get what you did is impressive. I stopped working the U.S. line after acquiring the New Mexico. I'd go in and be sunk in two volleys. When you are fighting ships with much longer guns, it is just too difficult to be competitive. (i.e. more frustrating than fun).
Was having fun with the Nassau after figuring out she is at her best up close and personal. Then a new issue came up.
Anyone run into the "death wheel"? I saw the term in a game a couple of days ago. The DD's in the game all headed to the center of the map and formed a slow moving circle, with each DD taking turn releasing smoke.
Any ship attempting to get to the circle was sank by a barrage of torpedoes. It just may be a low tier thing. No one has figured out how to break it.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on March 18, 2018, 07:51:43 AM
I got rid of my entire U.S. line. I just could get anywhere with them. I was always fighting ships two tiers higher than me. It just was not any fun at all.
The gun dispersion did not help. How you managed to get what you did is impressive. I stopped working the U.S. line after acquiring the New Mexico. I'd go in and be sunk in two volleys. When you are fighting ships with much longer guns, it is just too difficult to be competitive. (i.e. more frustrating than fun).
Was having fun with the Nassau after figuring out she is at her best up close and personal. Then a new issue came up.
Anyone run into the "death wheel"? I saw the term in a game a couple of days ago. The DD's in the game all headed to the center of the map and formed a slow moving circle, with each DD taking turn releasing smoke.
Any ship attempting to get to the circle was sank by a barrage of torpedoes. It just may be a low tier thing. No one has figured out how to break it.
You break it by with counter smoke and torps of your own only way I see of it happening.. As for american guns..if you can hit Stuff with and atlanta/sims with extended range you can hit anything. Once you figure out the time of flight feature of the gunsites you get pretty accurate, also at certain angles the dispersion isn't as noticeable.One of those kills was on a IJN dd at max range moving right to left at slight angle.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Karnak on March 20, 2018, 05:08:45 PM
Yeah, she can be tricky. I got Leander through one of the Campaign's, Santa Convoy one if I recall correctly, so I didn't have to grind through Emerald. I did get her to use in the Op's when they still allowed for T5's though. :)
I gave in and spent the free XP. First time I've done that.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 20, 2018, 05:43:44 PM
Your best bet to have gotten through Emerald quickly was when they allowed T5's in the Op. Random, you are almost constantly facing T7's, and while Co-Op's MM would've been kinder, T7 bots are worse overall since that is when they start to get accurate. Plus, it simply takes a bit longer due to low rewards.
I had only JUST reached the Danae when the Santa Convoy came along, which got me Leander. I opted to FXP to Emerald to use her in the Op's when they came out. It was VERY quick for me to max her in them, so it really wouldn't have been hard by any stretch to reach Leander.
I got rid of my entire U.S. line. I just could get anywhere with them. I was always fighting ships two tiers higher than me. It just was not any fun at all.
The gun dispersion did not help. How you managed to get what you did is impressive. I stopped working the U.S. line after acquiring the New Mexico. I'd go in and be sunk in two volleys. When you are fighting ships with much longer guns, it is just too difficult to be competitive. (i.e. more frustrating than fun).
Was having fun with the Nassau after figuring out she is at her best up close and personal. Then a new issue came up.
Anyone run into the "death wheel"? I saw the term in a game a couple of days ago. The DD's in the game all headed to the center of the map and formed a slow moving circle, with each DD taking turn releasing smoke.
Any ship attempting to get to the circle was sank by a barrage of torpedoes. It just may be a low tier thing. No one has figured out how to break it.
I wouldn't recommend the French BB's for you then. If their dispersion doesn't cause you to punch a hole in your monitor, their constant overpen of ALL the things will. :noid
Use NM in the Op's and when the T7 Op's roll along, use CO there. While CO can be quite devastating, she simply soaks damage. Bow tanking will not help you more often than not.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on March 23, 2018, 10:32:00 AM
FYI the big tank game had their big update and is having issues. Seems they might have really put a hit out on Nvidea cards. New update out for Nvidea drivers on the 20th if you are having issues like I am. Slow load, game freeze after moving your tank significant lag spikes. Don't know if it will cure the issues yet as haven't loaded up the game today.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 23, 2018, 10:58:26 AM
Oh? I'm having zero issue on my end, and I run 2x 970's. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 23, 2018, 05:20:57 PM
At this point, I'm wondering why I took so long to get Gnevny. :headscratch: She performs VERY well in Op's. :x Though, I still cannot top my current of 40 Citadels in RR using her. She hits a touch harder than Farragut after all. :P I got that 40 citadel's in RR with Farragut. :) And folks still say DD's are useless in Op's. :t
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on March 23, 2018, 10:00:48 PM
I am waiting on the US cruiser line split before I continue past Tier VI with US cruisers. For British cruisers I am stuck on Emerald. I hate that ship.
The Emerald is the worste in that line. You will like the Leander much better.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on March 29, 2018, 06:25:11 AM
If any of you are clanless, you should seriously consider joining one. There is no downside and plenty of upsides as the Oil you earn each day does nothing for you unless you are in a clan. By being in a clan you get all sorts of experience and credit bonuses. A friend of mine is holding on to Great White Fleet (GWF ) which has space if anyone wants. We also have a Dischord channel for comms. It would be a great way to use those bonuses and find people to Div with and learn more.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: gewehr on March 29, 2018, 08:03:38 AM
If any of you are clanless, you should seriously consider joining one. There is no downside and plenty of upsides as the Oil you earn each day does nothing for you unless you are in a clan. By being in a clan you get all sorts of experience and credit bonuses. A friend of mine is holding on to Great White Fleet (GWF ) which has space if anyone wants. We also have a Dischord channel for comms. It would be a great way to use those bonuses and find people to Div with and learn more.
Or, you can just make your own clan in order reap the oil and base upgrade benefits.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on March 29, 2018, 08:14:22 AM
Sorry though it was War Thunder Tanks, not WoT Deleted.
Nothing wrong with WT. I play it every now and again, so I wouldn't consider it a deviation in this thread. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 04, 2018, 10:42:18 AM
Get your 3 days of premium time.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 12, 2018, 04:37:06 AM
A heads up on Ultimate Frontier: Forts are MUCH squishier now, so much so that the Clemson was able to take one out before forts took her out. Before, at most, she'd do 50% damage before being taken out. Forts fall very quickly now.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 12, 2018, 06:12:57 PM
Seriously, I rather have 4 Yubari's acting as forts than the Forts we have. Yubari has WAY more armor... :noid
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 13, 2018, 11:44:00 AM
I've figured it out. You'll need a good CV, at least 2 decent BB's, but 3 would be better, and CA's with at least half a brain. I know, I should ask for the moon instead, as I'm more likely to get that than that team setup with Random's. If you end up with a DD, just hope they know what the hell they are doing. A Good DD will very easily pull weight. They made it more reliant on a CV being there this time. If you do not have a CV, you are going to have a tough time.
CVs: Kaga will work best here, by a large margin. Ranger is next followed by Hiryu. Saipan comes in last due to her low numbers, but can still work if you are good with her. From here on out, I'll be talking from Kaga's perspective, adjust with the other CV's.
This is IF you load in with a little time before start, otherwise get to this after next bullet: Set your auto pilot to get close to, but not hug, the edge. If you set it to hug the edge, auto pilot will put you into it, causing power loss. Set one waypoint close, a 2nd one on bottom of G line, a third at E entrance to harbor then the last one deep inside the harbor. Set to full speed and pretty much forget about it. But be wary, if you end up with too many DD's and/or crap CA's, you'll need to make sure it's not YOU Cleveland shoots. If you take damage, deal with it. Do NOT go to the repair base. Bots will nip you quite easily while you are there.
Fighters: Get your fighters up, they are PRIORITY at start. Send the first fighter squadron you get up to spot the 2 DD's to the W, and keep them there until they are destroyed or your fighters are shot down. Send your second fighter squadron you get up to spot the Clemson, and KEEP her spotted. If your BB team is good, one of the BB's (providing you have more than one) will take her out. But if you end up with only one BB or derp BB's, keeping her spotted will allow the Forts to take her out before she can do too much damage. If you leave her unspotted, she WILL take out a fort by herself. Once Clemson and/or the 2 DD's are sunk, immediately send your fighters in to light up Raptor. Get them close enough to spot her, but not close enough to where her fighters (or her escorts) engage them. Set them up over the island that is NE from where Raptor sits. This will allow you to intercept the bombers as well when they make their run on the Forts. Make sure you shoot down as many as you can as they can do a lot more damage to the Forts now. After you've dealt with them, move your fighters back to spotting Raptor. If you are lucky and have more than one BB, one of them will get line of sight on Raptor after dealing with Clemson, and start taking her out (without yolo'ing to her). Early Raptor does help as you as, 1) Won't have to deal with her bombers hitting the Forts, 2) Won't have to worry about trying to get her later.
Bombers: First Sortie: Focus your bombers on the BB's. Target either the NY or WY as you can take them out with both TB's. Use your DB's to finish in case you botched the drop, otherwise hit one of the other BB's you do not hit with your TB's. Do not bother hitting the NM. Unless you get VERY lucky, she will survive a full wave of bombers. And while she'll flood/burn out, it takes a little time, time that she will have to shoot at your CA's. Do not worry about Penny as they removed her DF, so you won't have to worry about her panic-ing your bombers.
Second Sortie: If your CA's are having trouble dealing with Cleveland, help them out. They removed Cleveland's DF, so you'll have a clean shot on her. Otherwise, target a 2nd BB. If the NM is still at full HP, go for the WY and take her out. If NM is hurt (at least 1/4 of her HP), then go for her.
Remaing Sorties: After the BB's are dealt with, attack Priority targets the base calls out unless it's a DF ship. Work around those and hit something that doesn't have DF. Pretty standard use from here on out.
BB's and CA's still play more or less the same, with more focus on the Clemson by one of the BB's. CA's will want to hug the island as they make their way N, to avoid the BB's decimating them, but will still need to deal with the Cleveland. If there are 3 BB's, then one can assist with the Cleveland. Focus on anything that gets close to the base, or that you notice shelling the forts.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: wil3ur on April 14, 2018, 10:33:25 AM
Only win I got was with a ca heavy group no cv and me in a dd. I took out first wave of bbs and a couple cas, repaired and got in a pack for Aaa defense. Managed 5 stars and nearly 200k in damage
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on April 14, 2018, 12:50:27 PM
I didn't say it was impossible, just going to have a tough time. I managed 7 5 star win's the other day running my Kaga. :D I cheated for 3 of them though, as I had a divi mate run a BB for Clemson and Early Raptor for 2 of them, and I brought a divi of 4 for last one. :blank:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 05, 2018, 04:06:11 PM
Oh why oh why, wasn't Asashio around when Tirpitz first went on sale? NO other time, have I seen an ALL BB match since. During THAT time, Asashio would've crushed SO many... :devil
She's exactly as you'd expect. Divi up with a couple of BB's if you want to be of some use, because her guns are NOT up to the task otherwise if your gambit backfires on you.
Abruzzi, well I've found her to be okay so far, but I won't really get a peg on her until UF rolls around again.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 17, 2018, 08:19:32 PM
Well, USN Cruiser split draws closer. I'm looking forward to it, as I will have more ships to use in the Ops! :x Which ship are you looking forward to the most? For me, Dallas and Helena for the Op's, with a try of the T6 Op's with Penny. NO and Indy play somewhat similarly, though I still look forward to using her in UF. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on May 18, 2018, 10:40:07 AM
I thought the cruiser split was supposed to have happened before the middle of the month. They made comments that it was best to flesh out the US cruiser line "soon" when the announcement was made. Since then crickets......
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on May 18, 2018, 01:46:26 PM
I was only aware of the split happening; as for when, that doesn't concern me too much. It is looking like the end of the month, beginning of next month unless something hits the fan.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on May 18, 2018, 10:06:12 PM
Finally broke down and bought the Montana..first battle I used all my repairs and survived with 423HP :) :x
She's better since they lowered her citadel. Before...not so much. :)
Thats why I waited lol
Title: YOU'VE got to be Kidd(ing) ME!
Post by: Nathan60 on June 06, 2018, 08:26:46 PM
:rofl :ahand USS Kidd all AAed out (http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/979ab1cd-1170-4dcb-937a-af5202419cb8_zpsutfp173d.jpg) (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/979ab1cd-1170-4dcb-937a-af5202419cb8_zpsutfp173d.jpg.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 07, 2018, 06:41:55 PM
Nice. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on June 22, 2018, 12:37:28 AM
So the Mongahan is fun 9.2 km torps 5x2 and 30 second reload upgrade at tier 6 and american..yes please
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 22, 2018, 11:02:34 AM
She works surprisingly well in RR, so I'm anticipating her doing as well in Aegis. While she only has two guns vs Gnevny, and the good ol USN DD gun arc, they are very quick on the traverse, even more so since I'm using John Doe as her captain, and have that USN DD RoF. I can take down the ambush DD's just as fast with Mon as I can with Gnevny. :D That being said, Gnevny is still the better choice in case of derp-age. :joystick:
In Aegis, I generally run Fubuki and frequently get Torpedoman with her, so I expect Mon to do fairly well in Aegis. As Fubuki, I don't use my guns very often unless needed, so with Mon just having two of them, it won't be a real issue. Plus, with Mon the obvious is there in case I do need to use them. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 28, 2018, 11:49:05 PM
Well Cherry Blossom is proving to be fairly easy, providing the team has an inkling of what to do, especially if you get Clevelands that actually USE their Radar. I find Baltimore's power to be very useful here, since she can punish the cruisers in quick order. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on June 30, 2018, 04:04:11 PM
IF I am reading it correctly, well get 10 of each of EVERY flag (can't go wrong with Hydra :)), a total of 50 Commander's Day camo and a super container once it hits 20k online.
Hoping it'll hit that 20k mark. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: branch37 on July 02, 2018, 08:58:30 AM
Cherry blossom is easy if you get lucky and people use hydro at the beginning and you don’t eat 4 torpedoes in the first 3 minutes.
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Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on July 16, 2018, 07:20:23 PM
Well, Mongahan has proven to be VERY successful in Aegis. I get Torpedoman much more easily with her than with Fubuki, though I have to use a full salvo on a target to ensure destruction. Her torpedo spread can be kind of wonkey at times unless you get close enough to where it won't matter, which is something you want to avoid. :D
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on August 02, 2018, 07:39:17 PM
The new RR is definitely better, and is more hectic. While it is slightly harder to 5 star, it really hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be. Having a CV on the team will greatly increase your chance of getting 5 star's, since they are much better suited to deal with the Zuiho. Having surface ships run off to get her has proven to cost the Op more often than not, since there is a definite increase in the amount of ships that gets tossed at you. To make matters worse, there are times when a small fleet of them will appear BEHIND the fleet and chase it down. This USUALLY involves an Atago, though I've seen Mogami (203's fortunately) appear in her place. There is also times when two Myogi's and a Fuso will appear, so having all ships around the fleet is definitely preferable. All of my 5 star wins involved the team sticking close to the fleet, with a few not having a CV. The times we didn't have a CV, 2nd wave came from the S. This allowed us to deal with them AND support the one or two that went after the Zuiho.
The new Narai is more or less the same minus the change to King. She's a Lexington class now and is protected by a Nicholas and Phoenix. So you cannot get an early King with a CV anymore, since Nicholas and King have DF (King's being 2m duration). Going after her with a DD is not a good idea either, as both the Nic and Phoenix especially, will make short work of you. Not to mention that King will focus on you as well. Not saying it's not do-able, but it's definitely not going to be easy. You will want to go after King AFTER you have taken out MO, and hope to hell your team isn't full retard and has a BB or two, and/or two or more ships in general, chasing transports.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on September 19, 2018, 09:19:53 AM
Well, submarines might actually become a thing. At the very least, they WILL be in the up coming Halloween Event. I'm curious how they will go through it with it. :headscratch:
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 01, 2019, 09:46:29 PM
Well, folks are going bat spit crazy about the rework. Does seem a bit rushed, I agree on that part, but it's not that bad in my opinion. Now DD's have to work much more closely with other ships to get things done. The one thing I do NOT agree with is RPF being usable on CV's now. That does need to go. GZ isn't the 1 shot killer she used to be, but so far she's proving to still be very powerful. I prefer her over Kaga simply due to the fact that her bombers are quite a bit faster and can take more punishment. With good drops, GZ's dive bombers will do 14k a pass too boot.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 02, 2019, 07:55:24 AM
Our entire clan stopped playing a few weeks ago. It just stopped being fun. We worked our way up to T8 and no matter what we did the higher the tier, the less fun the game became.
Out last 16 games were horrible. Between dispersion, CA's spamming from behind islands, and the invisible DD's it was not fun at all. Barely managing to do 10K of damage before being blown away.
We went back to tier 3 and it was fun, went back to tier 8 and finally just quit playing. We were doing 500% more damage at T3, than T8 and most of us would last the entire game at T3, none would make it through a T8 game. Seems the more flags we stuffed on our boats, the worse it would get.
Fire one volley and a round would go long, the other short. I think the worst shot I recall was being about 9 out from a Tirpitz, who was full broadside to me. I was in the Colorado, bow facing the Tirpitz. Fired one volley (2 rounds) and one of the rounds landed in front of his bow, while the other landed behind his stern. Next volley had one round go over the Tirpitz, while the other fell very short. Even the player in the Tirpitz asked how I did that, after he blew me out of the water. How do you aim to compensate for that kind of nonsense?
It got to be more frustrating than fun.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Maverick on February 02, 2019, 10:24:07 AM
I stopped playing boats a few months ago. I got tired of the 6 days in a row of non stop blowout losses with the 7th day only decent games. I decided I wasn't going to be a piñata in wows idea of mm crap. Lately I am beginning to think wot has hired the same idiot to do their mm.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 02, 2019, 10:43:26 AM
Yeah, there have been times even I go "WTF!?". However, I don't do Random battles for various reason, but one being it's just not engaging enough for me. 4 more targets, 16 more folks to throw salt around where you burn more time. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with doing 20 minutes of battle. That's where Operations come in for me. :)
Colorado isn't an easy ship to master. I've found around 12k to be a good range to get consistent hits, but she's by no means a tank. She soaks the damage like a sponge, regardless of angle. NC is much better when you angle properly, but if you don't you'll get wrecked. Her dispersion is much better at all ranges too boot once you upgrade her.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 02, 2019, 01:55:44 PM
Honestly, the best times I had were with the Nassau and the Wyoming. With every tier increase the game play got more and more frustrating. It is not fun fighting game mechanics.
I would rather fight players on an even playing field.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 11, 2019, 12:09:22 AM
dont fight the mechanics the game isn't a simulator play it as it is made youll have a better time. On another note i like the new AA system (https://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l502/Nathan60215/12_zpsjzouvpe2.png) (https://s1121.photobucket.com/user/Nathan60215/media/12_zpsjzouvpe2.png.html)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 11, 2019, 06:57:46 AM
How can you not fight the mechanics?
I got in a battle with an Atlanta one night, while I was in a Bayern. I could not hit the Atlanta. Every round missed, while none of his rounds missed. He gets 3 cits and before I know it, I am dead and did zero damage to him.
So I go to our squad and tell them about this magnificent cruiser which has zero dispersion. We all get one and we cannot hit anything. We get decimated, game after game. They all but called me a liar and damn near kicked me out of the squad. The only reason they did not was another squad member came up against an Atlanta and suffered the same fate I did.
Tell me how that is fun?
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 11, 2019, 07:00:37 AM
We gave the game a fair shot. It was fun, at first. Through T3 levels it was a lot of fun. Each tier after that it got worse and worse. It did not matter what ship we got.
When you cannot hit anything, but everyone can nail you, it is not fun.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: rabbidrabbit on February 11, 2019, 07:27:00 AM
I got in a battle with an Atlanta one night, while I was in a Bayern. I could not hit the Atlanta. Every round missed, while none of his rounds missed. He gets 3 cits and before I know it, I am dead and did zero damage to him.
So I go to our squad and tell them about this magnificent cruiser which has zero dispersion. We all get one and we cannot hit anything. We get decimated, game after game. They all but called me a liar and damn near kicked me out of the squad. The only reason they did not was another squad member came up against an Atlanta and suffered the same fate I did.
Tell me how that is fun?
What is not fun is continuing to play a game without putting even the most basic effort into understanding simple fundamentals. A citadel hit occurs when you hit the core machinery of a ship with a round that is capable of penetrating it's armor at that angle. There is no circumstance where the 5 inch guns of a Atlanta can penetrate the citadel of the Bayern. What you are claiming is mechanically impossible. Hitting things is mostly dependent on skill. Just like this game, if you have an off angle target you must lead your shot appropriately. Given your claims, it seems clear you are unable to grasp this basic concept as well. Accuracy of guns in the game is roughly modeled on the known dispersion of those guns. So, while there is plenty to criticize with the game mechanics, your comments are inconsistent with observable fact and reflect your over exaggeration of this ignorance. If you want to learn how it works, let me know and I'll show you.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 11, 2019, 01:58:14 PM
Dismissing what happened is not helping. Whether or not you chose to believe it is not going to help either.
Like I said, we moved on, so it does not matter.
You do bring up one of the biggest issues with the game. The inconsistency of it all. One player has this happen, another does not. It is all over the map.
You know how many times I heard, "Yeah, Tier # is a biotch! It gets better at the next tier."? For us, it never did.
I am sure your experience is what you claim. I have no doubt about that. And that, to me, is the crux of the problem.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 11, 2019, 02:04:58 PM
I got in a battle with an Atlanta one night, while I was in a Bayern. I could not hit the Atlanta. Every round missed, while none of his rounds missed. He gets 3 cits and before I know it, I am dead and did zero damage to him.
So I go to our squad and tell them about this magnificent cruiser which has zero dispersion. We all get one and we cannot hit anything. We get decimated, game after game. They all but called me a liar and damn near kicked me out of the squad. The only reason they did not was another squad member came up against an Atlanta and suffered the same fate I did.
Tell me how that is fun?
What very likely happened is someone else citadel'd you and it only appeared to have been the Atlanta, this is guaranteed if he was using HE. As for Bayern, she is not known for accuracy, none of the KM BB's are. Even Scharnhorst, who has the best accuracy of the KM BB's, isn't that accurate. It is really noticeable if you are trying to hit someone who's bow/stern on to you.
Hitting things with Atlanta, especially at range, requires a good amount of skill in aiming to do. This is more obvious against fast and/or nimble targets. This is a common mistake for a newbie Atlanta player. They see her wreck house in a match and/or get wrecked by one, go and get her themselves, only to get punished badly trying to treat her like any other cruiser. She doesn't play to your style, you play to her's.
Mind you the following is fairly old, but it will at least give you a basic understanding on HOW to use Atlanta:
BFT is the most critical skill you will want on her. The rest is up to you, though some will be obvious picks. :)
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 11, 2019, 02:15:48 PM
Maybe I screwed up and called the wrong ship. It was definitely a CA and spamming AP like no tomorrow. I could get close enough before it took me out. Yes, the Bayern is notorious for its dispersion issues, but close up its secondaries are pretty good, if your Captain is outfitted correctly.
You just have to get it close which is a challenge in of itself.
I could have sworn it was an Atlanta though.
If everyone would stop saying it was going to get better at higher tiers, it might not have been as frustrating. We had U.S., Japan, and German boats. At T8, none of the could hit the broad side of a barn consistently. It was not an aiming issue either. They were simply inconsistent.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 11, 2019, 02:31:02 PM
For the sake of argument, let's just say that the 5 of us were just bad at the game.
I do not know how to explain how we could be so competitive at T3 and so bad at T8, but maybe you pros can. I only have about 3,400 battles under my belt. Maybe that is not enough to get good at it. You tell me.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Volron on February 11, 2019, 03:11:17 PM
The only way to gauge you is to divi up and take you through some matches. However, if you divi with me it will be Co-Op and Operation matches. High tier Co-Op will cost you if you do not do really well, much more so if you don't run premium time. So if you don't have the creds to splash, it's going to be rough. If you want someone to take you through Random, then the others will probably do it. Rabbit did make an offer, so it appears you can hit him up for Random matches. :aok
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 11, 2019, 03:33:51 PM
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Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 11, 2019, 03:39:27 PM
Maybe I screwed up and called the wrong ship. It was definitely a CA and spamming AP like no tomorrow. I could get close enough before it took me out. Yes, the Bayern is notorious for its dispersion issues, but close up its secondaries are pretty good, if your Captain is outfitted correctly.
You just have to get it close which is a challenge in of itself.
I could have sworn it was an Atlanta though.
If everyone would stop saying it was going to get better at higher tiers, it might not have been as frustrating. We had U.S., Japan, and German boats. At T8, none of the could hit the broad side of a barn consistently. It was not an aiming issue either. They were simply inconsistent.
Wouldnt be the ATL then, they rely on HE for battle ships and only use AP against cruisers showing their sides at 7k or less furthermore your guns will out range almosyt all cruisers you face at the Bayer's tier additionally if you are getting shredded there is no harm in hiding behind an island..but this is all moot as some games just dont give enjoyment to all people and there is no problem with that. best to move on and find one that does tickle your pickle.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: Nathan60 on February 11, 2019, 03:44:03 PM
Maybe I screwed up and called the wrong ship. It was definitely a CA and spamming AP like no tomorrow. I could get close enough before it took me out. Yes, the Bayern is notorious for its dispersion issues, but close up its secondaries are pretty good, if your Captain is outfitted correctly.
You just have to get it close which is a challenge in of itself.
I could have sworn it was an Atlanta though.
If everyone would stop saying it was going to get better at higher tiers, it might not have been as frustrating. We had U.S., Japan, and German boats. At T8, none of the could hit the broad side of a barn consistently. It was not an aiming issue either. They were simply inconsistent.
not to stir anything up but what is your understanding of the gunsights and how they work? The numbers to the left of center on the sight is time to target and to the right is distance to target once you get the time to target down, reading of speed judged by the smoke coming form the stacks and checking the angle of the targeted ship on the mini map all it should take is practice. Again not to sir anything up frustration can ruin a game and make it a chore at that point its best to just walk away.
The ATL and its siblings the Sims and Kidd are troll Botes though and I really enjoy playing them lol.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: DocBrown on February 12, 2019, 06:34:51 AM
Never had a problem aiming. Rounds fall all around where I aim. Sometimes one out of 8 land on the target. Other times 2 out of 8.
When one round falls to the bow and the other falls to the stern from one gun mount, and the very next volly from that gun mount falls short and long of the mid ship, how do you compensate for that? Not saying every volly was like that, but that type of inconsistency is maddening. It only got that bad as I got to the higher tiers. Heck, in the Wyoming I was last of my side against 4 other ships and won the game. I can aim. Sure there were times I misjudged the speed or angle of the ship and missed, but compensation was easy.
There were players in other squads who tried to help. We did not just give up and walk away. We liked the game. We asked for help and got help. Most of all them were left scratching their heads. One of them had said he had seen it happen before. Even he said there was no rhyme or reason for it.
When it came to dispersion all I could do is shrug my shoulders. There never seemed to be anything consistent about it or I never could figure it out. Angles and distance did not seem to be much of a factor.
Title: Re: World of Warships and Armored Warfare.
Post by: guncrasher on February 12, 2019, 06:25:14 PM
you guys forget a hit depends on RNG and another for damage. it's just that simple.