Karasu_Browarszky

Right, I'm not even Rank 5 now, back to Rank 7. Good thing I gave up on this earlier....

I prefer to have at least some idea what I am committing myself to. Because some players also switch positions post spawn, you may end up being on the weaker flank. Still, even a headlong charge is better than the weird yolo suicide ritual dance I see a little too often which only achieves a defeat for your team. You know what I mean, that sinking feeling you get when you are leading the push and your team mates are ganging up behind a rock way behind you. Then after the enemy sank you, they leave one by one to get promptly sunk in their turn.

There's not much else you can expect with a fixed map size, in most situations it does not pay to go against a stronger enemy (though sometimes it does). I admit, in the long run even that can become boring, but that's already more of a problem with the game mechanics than lack of dynamic play.

The Spawn positions are fixed, but as there are no islands to block LoS, play is more open for tactical advantages, or blunders. As I said, some players would do the exact same thing every time but, then again, all the games are the same when it comes to spawn positions and lineup, the thing you couldn't know for certain is who goes where after the battle starts. You can assume their DD's will go for caps, or for the flanks. You should assume that the rest of them will support DD's and the DD's themselves will spot for their team and screen against enemy DD attacks. I admit, that no map or game mode allows for strategic play, but that really isn't what this game is set out to do. We do not have extended campaign modes that take place across actual oceans. What we have is a potential for some dynamic engagements within the limits of the game mechanics (and undersized maps on the higher tiers). The problem is, we aren't even getting that IMO.

Since all but one map contain rocks and even more rocks, their positions on the map being fixed, certain elements in the player base prefer to use a fix template playing these battles. All of this can only result in very stale, non-dynamic play. The Ocean is the only map really suited for tactical engagements, because it contains no fixed positions, the pace of the engagement and tactics will depend on variables that cannot be entirely fixed, though individual players might still prefer certain course of action over others. The Ocean is both underrated and reviled because the majority of the player base prefer fixed template play over dynamic tactics.

Yeah, the exact same teams play randoms as well as ranked, it seems. I put in every nuance of my not considerable skill and it makes zero frigging difference.

Not necessarily, because unless you are good enough to consistently keep the top slot and save a star, you have to rely on having the 'luck' to manage three successive wins. With the clueless teams out there, that is a real challenge. I could keep up, but there's like no guarantee I still wouldn't be at Rank 5 come day after tomorrow.. This is Ranked, the Groundhog Day Format.

This one was actually one of those tier X Snowflake containers, turned out to be a SC.

I reached Rank 5 now for the third time. Decided to quit Ranked for good unless we get a better system. With the old system I could easily get to Rank 15, often to Rank 10.

What Christmas campaigns?

Back to Rank 5... there is no way this compares to the old system if Bronze Rank 1 is supposed to be the same as the old 15.. or even ten. If it is supposedly 10, I'm going to miss all those Rank 15 flags from now on....

By the looks of it, more likely the Year of the Whale.

I'm actually losing ranks now...

Yeah.. many teams spare no effort in throwing a match. Sometimes, though, lost battles turn into victories which always leaves me a bit baffled.

'Sprint'?... more like a slow row if you are asking me.

Still, that's an upgrade on the junk they used to have before that.

Nameless for evermore? Actually, you can see the name there, they just paint it over with most of the camo schemes. It is visible with no camo on, and with some camos, but not with most and not with the permanent camo applied. I am using low setting on textures so it is smudged for me, but might show more clearly with high quality textures.

Why would I? I don't think there's anything there I'd like to have. If they had Type 59 Kure grey Yamato camo for sale, I'd buy that in a jiffy.

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Meri Kurisumasu!

That would probably do nicely, as long as it is the fully transparent variety.

Wicked naughty, cheers!

Shh... don't alert the Wood Pixie.

A second hand aquarium? Those can be pretty big.

With those flamelike thingies looks set for cruising around, playing loud rockabilly music and making a public nuisance of yourself.