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Some general advice since everyone else has practically answered your question already: This may be extremely disappointing to you, but I believe it's better to mention this now rather than have you find this out on your own later on. High tier IJN torp DDs are among the worst DDs in this game currently because not only do they lack the firepower to fight other DDs, their torpedoes are garbage as well due to their extremely high spotting range giving your target more than enough time to avoid most, if not all of them unless you catch them completely off guard (at which point any other torpedo type will do the trick just as well, if not better because they reload faster). If you like the torpedo playstyle of low/mid tier IJN DDs it's best to transition to a different nation altogether. I actually do not know what the best torp line overall is currently, but the Fletcher is arguably the most flexible along with one of, if not the best torp DD in the game.

Wargaming Santa says no. Gives you more DoT spamming ships in form of the CV rework instead.

And during events it's mainly massive amounts of salt.

Uh. You do know the rework looks like this, right? Aka no counterplay options for your target and infinite damage potential. The wet dream of any current CV captain.

Kill the game via task manager if loading shows no progress after 2 mins max.

BBs that are this easily scared are also scared of everything else, aka normal torps too. Anyone actually skilled will not feel the pressure however. Except it isn't a high enough concealment advantage to avoid a head on confrontation. Even at an angle you will get spotted by the time you turn away. The only time when this actually works is if you run a near parallel course to your opponent. Meanwhile your opponent is usually faster and more maneuverable than you are or alternatively doesn't rely on concealment to deal damage. That means no matter what you do, your opponent controls the engagement. Hybrid DDs can either turn in and catch you 10/10 times (because, you know, you're one of the slowest DDs in your MM bracket) or alternatively they can turn away and run with you having no hope of catching up. Meanwhile gunboat DDs usually don't give a about whether they are spotted or not. You're missing the point again. I didn't say that this is a bad thing to do, I said other DDs can do the same with a much higher level of flexibility and utility. This puts Asashio far down in terms of team utility. Wow, Asashio can outgun low health ships. Big surprise. I've also killed low health ships with my secondaries in a Carrier, I guess everyone now needs to charge onto the front lines with their CVs. Also hunting would require you to be faster than your opponent, which Asashio is not. And judging by your stats it doesn't seem to work out now, doesn't it? Meh, I'm having a good laugh here. That's more than worth my time. :)

Which doesn't matter jack if they know how to WASD. You know, like all long range torps. If there are DDs and/or cruisers between you and the BBs, which is quite often the case, that makes them even more worthless. And if there are 14+km between you and the nearest BB that either means you're already winning or losing, so they have no influence on the outcome of a match. Inside 10km any other torpedo type is preferable due to much higher flexibility in target choice. Which again any other decent hybrid DD can also do. The only difference is that Asashio herself can't exploit her own concealment, making her worthless in comparison. Asashio is slow as which means she will have to babysit said cruiser unlike other DDs which can transition between their allies and the front line. She also possesses standard smoke which is laughably inferior to USN smoke. Meanwhile all other DDs offer hydro, DFAA and/or weapon utility IN ADDITION to smoke.

I see you didn't read. This means that any other decent hybrid DD would've benefited the team much more than an Asashio, aka any other decent hybrid DD would've had much more capability of team play. Besides, Asashio doesn't offer any team utility beyond spotting, which is a job any other better DD can also do while at the same time offering much better anti DD capability without losing out on torpedo power. She offers nothing beyond that.

Quite honestly I'd much rather take a Cleve into a T10 battle than a Seattle. The only real advantages the latter has over the former are access to the final upgrade slot and heal, a poor trade considering everthing else is either the same or worse. The horrible turret angles alone are enough to sour the deal.

Global statistics are completely worthless for judging the potential match influence of a DD due to the class being extremely punishing when misplayed. DD play also involves much more than just farming damage, which is why average damage is for the most part a worthless stat in DDs. Besides, premium/newer DDs usually achieve better stats in general due to obvious factors. If you want to take stats at face value then e.g. most CVs actually need ludicrous buffs, yet anyone with half a brain knows that's not true. And again the video above showcases perfectly why Asashio, like all other high tier IJN torp DDs, is laughably inferior to any other decent hybrid DD. It's funny how you just keep digging your own grave. Literally everything you have so far demonstrated is either inconclusive or points towards Asashio being garbage.

Too long, didn't read, huh? And you could apply your logic to any "minority" class in any MMO. E.g. "Being a Healer is because it's completely unappealing to most players." etc. I guess that's why these games never find financial success. OH WAIT. Because clearly your idea of fun must be everyone's idea of fun.

No worries, I've been insulted in rework testing already because I wasn't able to help defend someone against an air strike since, you know, reworked CVs literally can't defend their teammates against air strikes. Which I told him. He then proceeded to call me a noob and told me to uninstall. Nothing in this regard will change with the rework. It's in the fundamental nature of incompetent s to blame anything other than themselves for their failures. And it'll remain that way for all eternity.

Because clearly skill is going to overcome hardcoded limitations. This is like saying skill will help your planes survive against DFAA. Get real. Regardless of what skill these people possess, they have tried precisely what you have suggested makes Asashio a "difficult" target. They've tried to wiggle and dodge shells. To say it didn't work against people who can actually aim well is an understatement. And I can assure you that some of these players were much better than you are.

Because clearly having shot at and killed Asashios attempting to dodge and wiggle means nothing. I knew you'd post that video someday. Too bad that it shows precisely how pathetic the Asashio really is. Imagine if Flamu had been in any other torp DD, say, a Fletcher or, if you really want DW torps, a Chung Mu. - he would not have needed to run away from the Benson nor rely on his teammates to kill it, taking A instead of having to give it up - he could've killed that Shimakaze much faster which is important because if the Shima hadn't been dumb enough to ground he would've gotten away fairly clean - he could've straight up murdered those idiotic cruisers sailing in the middle of nowhere while retaining the same amount or perhaps even more damage on the enemy BBs And thus in general he would've had so much more impact on the match it's not even funny. The video showcases nothing that another decent torp DD wouldn't have been able to do while demonstrating perfectly the ludicrous limitations an Asashio brings with her.

No, I'm insulting you. Not surprised that you are incapable of realizing that tho.

Wow, so you managed to duplicate the data I posted above. Congrats. Considering a long winning streak hasn't happened during your entire WoWs career that is extremely doubtful to say the least. And Asashio doesn't do "insane" credit earning. It earns the same amount of credits as any other T8 premium ship. Then again I guess for a player of your skill level it's much easier to farm damage in an Asashio than in any other ship.

Source: https://worldofwarships.eu/en/news/public-test/bulletin-0712/ Could still be subject to change tho.

22% recent. 36% in the last 56 battles. 45% overall. Also you can filter for solo stats. Wins one battle (with easy MM nonetheless) and instantly goes to bragging. How am I not surprised?

Ban all premium ships from ranked and CBs? Seems like the easiest and most effective solution to me. Just a thought btw. Personally I don't particularly care since I play neither ranked nor CBs.

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Player numbers on the EU server have been stable since about June 2017. Also if people are selling their accounts that means someone must buy and play with them, aka player numbers remain the same. Stronk logik right there. Very slowly. In fact it could be considered natural for a game that grows older and older. Still, when added together from all the different servers current player numbers are about 700-800k. To put this into perspective that makes WoT about as popular as PUBG. Not bad for a "dying" game that is over 8 years old now. And before you accuse me of being a "fanboi", I haven't played a single round of WoT in my entire life.

No worries, ASW is being considered for the 2nd branch of CVs if they choose to implement subs. Source: https://www.facebook.com/notes/world-of-warships-development-blog/odd-tiered-aircraft-carriers/2231809417145393/

The forum doesn't represent the entirety of the playerbase. WG doesn't care about us. What they care about is the opinion of the average potato, aka the largest part of the playerbase. If they say the rework is fine, it's gonna go through. Highly amusing to watch them dig their own graves tho.

Which is again divided by at least 4 for each class as it is hilarious to assume that just because someone does well in e.g. DDs means he will do well in cruisers too. Or if you don't do that, I guess I'll just smurf my way down the ladder playing my Shima then club poor seals in my CVs then. Leagues work in games like SC because they have the active playerbase to sustain them. A pathetic <30k on the most populous server in a game that is played 12vs12 with 4 fundamentally different classes isn't even remotely close.

1.8 is a typical value for T9 BBs. Sigma also doesn't matter as much if your base dispersion is good.