mikelight1805

i would suggest you go back and play the Bayern some more. Its the pattern for the following KM BBs. Work on your survivability and damage output on that ship, then apply that to the Bismark

I'm still on the fence for the Hood. It seems so "meh" in most of the youtube reviews. I have a Warspite and a Belfast, so i dont need Hood, but i do want her. With the rest of the RN BBs on the horizon, I'm struggling to justify even the unbundled ship. In a couple of months the server will be flooded with RN BBs, and i am unashamed to say i will be amongst them. Is it as hard as most say to get a decent damage number out of her?

Your average damage is 20k lower than server average. Do you push in too hard too early and get focused down? if that's the case, its neither the MM or the team........

looks like i am going to need to Git Gud at BBs!

I have never fully given up on a game i suppose. WoW was the 1st MMO i played. After a break of maybe 3 or 4 years or more i had the desire to go back. More through misty eyed nostalgia than anything else i guess. I paid for a months subscription and blasted through my favourite areas from the first time round. I never renewed my subscription after that month. WoT is a game that i can go without playing for a year or more. Even if i have premium time active, i still don't really play it much, but i may dip in once every now and again. I still want to play WoWs, but i must admit that the interest is starting to wane. I have all the ships that i really want, so nothing to grind for. I really feel that the game is less fun than it used to be, and its hard now to remember a really good, satisfying fun game recently

Railroad Tycoon 2, and Civ 6 are my escapes from world of battleships

WG needs to take a look at CVs, and urgently. I have only got as far as tier 6 in the US line, and i just want to give up and go back to cruisers. The imbalance between the tiers is just ridiculous beyond belief. How is it right that a tier 5 carrier can face tier 6 when the tier 6 can manual drop and strafe? Tier 6 planes facing tier 8 BB AA is hopeless as well. If an enemy IJN CV takes an interest in my well being it is impossible to get any damage done with only 1 fighter to defend my strike. To be honest i am just going to give up on CVs and go back to cruisers.

Ok, thanks for the input guys, i will give the Saipan more consideration whilst she is cheap!

Hi Guys, I see the Saipan is offered with a Doubloon discount due to weekend special. Everyone seems to have a different opinion on the ship, some say she is OP, others say she can be quite weak. I am a new CV player, and i am assuming she isn't noob friendly. Is it a ship i am likely to struggle with? I see it has the highest win rate on warships today. Is that because she is driven by a lot of pro CV captains? or is it because she is a powerful ship?

I am a fan of aviation as well as warships, so i find the merits and weakness of all the above mentioned planes fascinating. unfortunately none of it helps me with the current issue i have with my weaknesses in captaining CVs!

I got through the Emerald in Co-Op, it is quite competitive there as the bots don't focus you as heavily as you are in a random battle.

I think this thread is somewhat derailed.......

I don't think the damage would be worth the effort to be honest. I would rather spot the DD with my planes and let the team finish the DD.

I am particularly anti social when it comes to gaming, I prefer to play when it suits me, not when clan battles dictate. I have just started playing CVs. and my assessment of them is that they are deeply flawed at lower tiers. I don't hold much hope at higher tiers. CVs are too easily countered, and i agree that they need a buff.

CVs do not carry games, DDs do. CVs do not cap, nor do they lay smoke screens to assist the team. Their role is to spot, and do damage. A DD can spot, do damage, AND contest caps. A DD has presence, and threat. A CV only has presence and threat when he is striking. DDs are more useful than CVs

I tend not to agree that CVs are the best class to win matches I think DDs have a higher influence than CVs, and to call CVs flexible just isn't true, not in my limited experience anyway.

Your reserves are displayed in really small text next to the squadron icons at the bottom of the interface, between the squadrons and your consumables

As a new and struggling CV captain, there is certainly room for improvement Being up tiered in a carrier just feels so hopeless. in a cruiser i can use concealment and pick my fights accordingly. in a CV i feel very exposed. And at what point WG is it fair to have Alt attacks disabled on tier 5 when you can face tier 6 carriers who can strafe the cr@p out of your squads? I hope this so called cv rework comes soon to be honest. maybe i should just switch to the IJN line......

I still want the ship, maybe i will wait until she is available for doubloons. the next time i get a 30% off voucher i will pick up some doubloons and wait. I will be interested to see how much Gallant will cost bearing in mind Leningrad is £18 and sits a tier higher. I wonder how long we will have to wait for a tier 8 British premium?

I think WG can keep the Hood. I am going to save my money for the HMS Gallant if they dont screw up the release of that, or even save my cash for the steam summer sale. There is too much hype regarding the Hood. I wanted it from the collectors point of view, but i dont see what it offers me over my Warspite. If they could bring out a tier 8 premium cruiser that would be great. Something like a county class heavy cruiser. HMS Dorsetshire would be perfect. I would spend money on that. But another BB? and not a good BB either? Its just a moneygrab. Im quite sour about the whole thing.

I don't think the model is broken, With IFHE i think the bow plating is now just considered weak. Hence the increase in the next patch

The artillery ratings are deceptively low. The ammo has good pen and normalization so doesn't bounce as much as other nations AP. The armour is low, but armour is irrelevant if you don't get shot in the 1st place, and the damage repair ability overcomes some of this anyway. Tiers 7-10 feature quite highly on the average damage charts, and the ships are powerful if driven with respect and you consider your positioning. The torpedoes are not to be overlooked either.

The Idea of having a BB bashing BB would mean that every BBaby would sail the BB basher and then you would have 20km BB basher duals whilst the rest of us get on and try and win the game by capping.

nowhere to fit a tallboy on a Swordfish

Maybe i am missing the point here, i don't know. If a BB can hit another BB accurately from 20km, why would he need move closer?