krazypenguin

lol Personally, I just want ships played by people who can use the forum search.. IJN Shigure - so all my team mates get sunk every battle whilst I don't

OP read this: http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/52055-cheating-and-illegal-modifications/#topmost Now, begone troll.

Hope so - as a collector of Japanese ships who isn't going to be able to get enough diamonds to get both the Katori and Tachibana I'm glad I'll be able to just buy the DD at some point.

Ectar has confirmed that we will also get some (though not exactly when - may or may not be at the same time) He wrote: "I could give a big round about answer to this, but i'll keep it simple. YES And here is the EU list Japan:Tachibana (Destroyer; II)Mikasa (Battleship; II)USA:USS Marblehead (Cruiser; V)USS Saipan (Carrier; VII)USSR:Diana (Cruiser; II)Germany:Emden (Cruiser; II)UK:HMS Campbeltown (Destroyer; III)HMS Warspite (Battleship; VI) Tirpitz and Blyskawica will come at a later date. On the plus side for EU we have the Mikasa" LINK: http://forum.worldofwarships.eu/index.php?/topic/51772-premium-ships-added-to-tech-tree/page__st__20__pid__1036586#entry1036586

It's by design. Partly to encourage people to pay for premium account (and prem ships) since WG is not a charity and someone needs to give them money or they will cease to exist and partly to encourage people like yourself to keep some tier 4-6 ships to grind credits. That way, they keep the mid tiers populated. Edit - that said, I think they are looking as high tier repair costs so maybe they've not quite got the balance right just yet

Many thanks.

Yeah, I just realised, sorry about that - was caused by me copying the names from 2 screenshots my wife sent me, only I forgot to expand the images to full size so I missed some names, yours included. Congrats on the diamonds -what are you going to get?

The winners: Verlay Gutterblade UrukSzymon PanNickt CommanderCorrigan Trigger_Happy_Dad (Seriously??? Isn't this like the 3rd diamond competition he's won?? Cheetorzz!!! Haxx!!! Glad I sank him now!!) Overlord_Shina DarthDon49 Urrakai epep012 Wretched_rod GiantKiw1 Chibisaur Fatal_Force Takeda92 frank_orc Knightmare_Moon dunnoasd Midway67 Safiuddin97 Escapist7 broja_jacra MartinNCC Skyllon Pinta_Cro82 Benaulim adeq NyronGT Glyndis mdragic04 cpmorpheus Kevros (sorry for any typos) Congratulations to all of the winners (except Trigger! ) and commiserations to us losers. No Tachibana for me by the looks of it

Professor Eric Grove http://www.jutland1916.com/who-we-are/ I wonder if their fight would be like this:

My replay is exactly as it seems. I've just steamed around the island, haven't fired in at least 30 seconds, all of the enemy ships are spotted and the closest is just over 8km away (my Minikaze has camo and is spotted at about 6km). I'm not on fire and I don't think I am using speed boost (cannot remember but it looks like it is on cool down so it's probably been used earlier, finished and is now recharging - not that speed boost is supposed to affect spotting distance anymore but I'm just trying to think of everything that could cause an issue). There are no enemy aircraft around either. I don't get the "Detected!" alert, just the "! Incoming" alert three times and no, I don't see any shots coming anywhere near me at those times. I run a completely vanilla client - I do not use any mods at all. By the way, this isn't the first time I've seen this, I've been meaning to upload some other example replays but kept forgetting - but this one was a very clear example and was also at the end of a session playing (so was really easy to find the replay). Also, I did have what I thought was another very good example of the "Detected!" alert going off then disappearing but me continuing to receive the "! Incoming" alert (and actually getting shot at) long after but on review, I realised that I had fired my main battery so I think it was more related to that. If anyone wants to check that one take a look at: http://wowreplays.com/Replay/6787 Happens near the start of the game as I fight an enemy DD in B and then seems to happen again after I leave B and head North. Like I say though, I think that is to do with main battery firing but the delay between "Detected!" and "! Incoming" still feels excessive.

Have lost track of where we are with this issue, but in case this helps or is relevant, in this replay my "Incoming!" alert is triggered 3 times despite the remaining enemies all being WAY outside my concealment range (by at least 2km), I haven't fired for at least 30 seconds and, as far as I can tell, no one is even firing at me. http://wowreplays.com/Replay/7235-krazypenguin-Minekaze-Big-Race At 13:45, 13:14 and 13:01 my "! Incoming" alert lights up. All enemies are spotted and closest is >2km further than the range I can be spotted at. I haven't fired my guns for about 30 seconds before the first instance of the alert appearing.

Met Trigger_Happy_Dad this morning. Exchanged greetings, exchange some shells, then went our seperate ways. A short while later.. Worth a shot... Nah, looks like all will miss. Ah well, maybe next time 4 are well behind, 1 has hit the island, but the last is still running. Well waddaya know?? :-) I had a really good game, doing over 85k damage and getting 3 kills, but sadly we lost. Still, 3 more kills for the GNB "sink 100 ships in a destroyer" mission :-) Nice to meet you Trigger :-)

Got my first even Kraken Unleashed today - funny thing is, it wasn't even a particularly great game in terms of hits or damage, but I just happened to be able to get 5 kills.

it's called Jutland: WWI's Greatest Sea Battle. You might find it on the 4OD documentaries (4 On Demand) YouTube channel in a week or so. As others have said, not what it could have been, but still way better than your average History/Discovery channel style offering. Edit - this is worth a look if you haven't already seen it: http://www.jutland1916.com/understanding-the-battle/

Facebook? Eugh, I won't sell my soul for 200 diamonds, even if that will get me the Tachibana. Luckily, the wife's got a Facebook account so I sold her soul instead. Cheers!

That's just how it goes sometimes. I need diamonds to get the Katori so decided to try for the "100 kills in a cruiser" mission by playing a lot of tier 2 and 3 today. Started with 3 losses, then a win, then 3 more losses - which was a bit depressing. Then I had a 7 run win streak. Over time, it does balance out.

1 - Is it possible he strafed your fighters and bombers? The first time I was strafed I lost my entire squadron in the blink of an eye... But yes, higher tiered carriers, especially with more skilled captains can be a big advantage and it is annoying not being able to tell which aircraft belong to which enemy. 2 - I've never used DBs but they feel very RNG to be on the end of... hence the thread I made where I asked, Can you dodge Dive Bombers? 3 - They definitely need a training room option where you can practice manual drops against multiple enemy bot controlled ships, some stationary, others sailing in a straight line and others turning in circles 4 - WG titles wouldn't be WG titles without a hefty dollop of RNG. Sometimes it giveth, other times it taketh... Nice guide, hadn't seen that - thanks for linking.

Japanese destroyers are all about concealed torpedo attacks. You must get situational awareness on your captain and you should mount the camo paint that gives you additional concealment (at a minimum - personally, I use the one that also makes enemy shots less accurate). I also take the premium smoke consumable for an additional use and quicker reload. Also, turn off your AA guns (using the "P" key). I rarely use the guns because the turret rotation is glacial, so except for very low health targets or desperate knife fights I tend not to bother. That said, if you're in a knife fight with another DD or, even worse, a cruiser, you're usually just praying for a quick reload on your torpedoes or divine intervention to save you. Avoid enemy DDs whenever possible - look for isolated CAs or BBs that you can spam torpedoes at from outside detection range. Make sure that as you begin your attack you will still have time to turn away before getting spotted - the tier 4 & 5 Japanese DDs typically have a 7km torp range and get spotted around 6km with camo paint - so make that 1km count. For torpedo attacks I prefer to use the narrow arc most of the time (press 3 twice to toggle) as at long ranges this means the torpedoes will still be fairly close, rather than miles apart, making them harder to dodge. I usually only use the wide spread at point blank range, since a narrow spread can sometimes completely miss a very close target. Lastly, just like LTs in WoT, DDs in WoWS can make a massive difference in the "end game" as the map starts to thin out. Whilst you do want to be helping your team as soon as possible (with spots, caps, etc...) it's really important to make sure you survive as long as possible.

Elited the Aoba (a fine ship) to unlock the Myoko, my first ever tier 7. Very pleased with that! Now I just need WG to discount Japanese ships so I can buy it and also the Mutsuki... Also, I have no idea when it happened, but at some point last night I completed the "get 3000xp" mission for 40 diamonds in Grand Naval Battles. This is really important to me because since Ectar's announcement hat the Tactical Banana (Tachibana) will be available via the tech tree at some point in the future, I knew I had to go for the Katori, but 450 diamonds felt out of my reach. This unexpected boost will give me a chance :-)

Thank you, this is much appreciated! I now know that I need to push for the diamonds needed to obtain the Katori during the GNB event because I'll be able to pick up the Tachibana later.

Fear not, the Gremy will come one day. WG learned from their beta reward tanks in WoT and clearly stated that the ships you could get in woWS during beta would only be unavailable for a year (IIRC) after the game was officially released. That's not to say that they will be in the shop the day after that year has passed, just that they will definitely be available sometime after, since they are obviously desirable ships and WG can make a lot of money from them.

Not that I think the MM is perfect, but the example in the screenshot is probably the best it could do with what was in the queue - because of the 3 man, tier 9 BB division. By way of balance it seems to have given you the advantage in destroyers. Like I say, it's not ideal but I can see what it's tried to do. It's when there are no divisions and it still goes screwy (6 DDs versus 2 because reasons!) that bothers me most.

Well, they haven't shut down WoWP (yet!) so I think WoWS is safe for now!

Actually, what the entire post boiled down to was "I cannot pwn the bots anymore" If the OP had done even a little searching, he would have found at least 2 threads and some patch notes where it is stated that the bots in co-op are now too accurate and will be fixed in the 5.5.1 micro-patch. Fear not OP, you will be able to rule the seas in co-ops again very soon! :-)

I've died plenty of times from HE spamming cruisers whilst driving my battleships so I know what you mean OP. However, I usually find that if I take a few minutes break (to calm down) and then watch the replay where I got burned to death, it's almost always because I messed up. Usually, I'll find that in the stress of a battle it's easy for me to lose sight of the bigger picture, get into an unfavourable situation and end up isolated against multiple enemy cruisers at closer range than I realised. So what at the time felt like a 1 vs 1 battle at long range (which as the BB player I think I should win) actually turns out to be a 1 vs 3 battle at much closer range, so it's not surprising I got burned to death.