Karasu_Browarszky

Uhm... not really, but then I'm on the Asia server with Creepy Nuts...

Bugs can fly too!

For the next two years WG map team will be working hard on the aerial environment.

A submarine, you don't say.. @lovelacebeer spotted an airship earlier...

Yes... I've rarely seen this kind of team performance in Raptor Rescue....

Is this a new bug, or the old stuck on the rock problem? Looking at the minimap... that does not look like the map of Raptor Rescue... ah.. upside down. Got it.

I always say those rocks are magnetic, magnetic I tell you.

Yes but.. what if the attacking team mistakes this mode for something where you need to hide from the transports behind all those islands?....

I've seen some BB's spread out, but you probably won't see that with fewer than 3 DD's per team. With 3 DD's you see them fan out to meet the enemy DD's head on. And it works.

The islands ruin the experience.. it's actually very challenging for any DD's, especially when the enemy ships spread out to meet them halfway between the teams. Your only chance lies in the opportunity of detouring to the other side of the transports.

Funny that...

Do I detect a hint of sarcasm?...

So.. in other words, WG does in every way and aspect the exact opposite of what at least some of us would like to see. Oh, well...

Uhm.. two or three things going on here.. There's the historical convoy concept which might differ very much depending on location, and the purpose of the convoy. Gamewise we are talking about transport convoys, so the composition should match that, also the tactics should match that. We are not talking about fleets/task forces in transit, if that matters. I had a battle where one of our cruisers was cruising around the NW corner most of the time.... not the best sort of tactics. We don't have frigates or corvettes (specifically the Castle class) in the game, sadly, we do have the sloops... but those are unrealistically low tier and not available. We do have subs... but those WG in their wisdom chose to leave out of the one single mode where they would make sense. Typical WG mode implementation, I should say.

Funnily, enough, I played two battles on the attacking team, both ended in abject failure... ... wait what?

No.. it seems you need a team that prioritises the transport ships, and won't go after the glory of fighting the enemy escort ships because that's a losing proposition.

Uhm... which team you mean?

Yeah.. a bad CV won't help you.

Er... not really, all you apparently need is a CV. Seems they can reach the enemy transports easiest of all.

Seems WG has overlooked a few key details about how to make a convoy mode: "Black Swan class sloops played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic." https://www.historyhit.com/royal-navy-convoy-escort-vessels-of-world-war-two/

Likewise. I have the open on login box ticked, as always, but it fails... I did get the Convoy screen first, bypassed that, maybe that screws it up somehow. Will see tomorrow.

Oh, you mean the bugs?

Sounds like randoms...

What... it started?