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System is flawed from the start. I'm guessing it's to not abuse the system. I know for instance there are a lot of clans that try to stack divs in Randoms that will just spam complements on each other when they end up in same game or on opposite sides just to boost this BS value. What I can't grasp is why WG hasn't used the system for something that could actually help with the toxicity in the community. I for one like to often complement players on the other team that plays well or even those who has outplayed me and killed me, but why for the love of god can't the game tell that player that I did that?! I understand why report has to be anonymous, but why complements. Just imagine how much better the feeling would be if you could actually see who complemented you and then you could probably get some more background to why then maybe it was just because you made nr 1 on the winning team. Let say for instance you had a great teamplay with one other random player on your team and then after the game you see that he/she complemented you for it, wouldn't that mean a little more for you? Wouldn't that maybe even inspire you to try and play more with random teammates in the future? Lets say you had an engaging and hard duell with an enemy player and you just managed to kill him before he ended you and after the game you see he complemented you for a good fight and good gameplay, wouldn't that matter a bit more? So why don't WG implement such an easy feature? Probably because they couldn't care less about the toxicity.

Can't really argue with that. I feel mostly the same that if WG would take CVs out of the game they would probably have a ton of more players investing money into it, but I don't have their spreadsheets. Same here. Bought a lot of Premiums and premium time first 2 years but not a dime since 2017. Only used currency and resources I gotten thru campaigns and other events. And since then, I gotten Georgia, Mass, Alaska, Somers, Jean Bart and probably a ton more I can't remember right now, for free for in game currency. This! Im not sure that is true. As I stated above, I gotten a boat load of T 9-10 Premiums just by playing the game. But I know there is also a lot of suckers fooled by WG to spend real money on RNG lottery boxes to get Makarovs and buying chances to get tech tree ships in advance like Lepanto right now instead of just waiting a couple of weeks. So of course WG makes some money but I think its far far from what they could make.

So instead of 5 min steamrolls we get 2 min steamrolls?

Not a tech guy but I also have problem with this game on my gaming PC which can run Cyberpunk and other games without problem. My game freezes and CTDs a lot. Doesn't feel like the game is optimized at all.

I don't really have to speculate since I know the mechanics of both classes, what they can and cant do and I have also been up against CVs in a DD in so many 2 last player games. And im Unicum at playing DDs, the CV guys has been pretty low according to their stats page.

You could say the same argument for the Smolensk or any other "OP/broken" ship. "Its not the ship that is OP, its some of the players that play it that is OP". You can see Smolensks and Dead Eye Thunderers at the bottom all the time, does that mean the ships are totally fine? And that's why the stats of the Smolensk showed it was only some what overperforming, because very many bad players played it and got killed in 3 min. Some players are good at CVs and they can probably kill of half the enemy team alone (just watch some Flamu or Flambass videos, and those guys don't even play CVs....!?). And most of the CV playerbase will be pretty bad at playing in general but mediocre at CVs (because they are a protected class). But that doesn't make the CVs as a class any less Broken/OP, that is just bad players. I have a hard time bying that since the CV can at all times spot the French DD and blapp him since he has zero AA. So CV can at all times head away from the DD while also striking him and the DD will never even get eyes on the CV and unless he runs RL (which is very unlikely in a French DD) he will not even know where u are running to. SO CV will keep him spotted at all times and chip him down with strikes and DD will not even know where the CV are. CV doesnt even need to focus on steering his ship because he can just click his route and then just focus on killing the dd. That is usually the trademark of a CV player. Why learn to be good at a game when you instead can eat a sandwich and just play the godmode class.

Well, even a broken clock is right two times per day! And im guessing you were up against some less then stellar CV players.

This is why I wont waste any time in this gamemode. CVs in randoms are stupid OP, in a 1 Vs. 1 with any other ship then another CV it is Retarded OP. Why bother bringing even more anger and frustration into your life? CVs are broken and unbalanced. CVs shouldnt be permitted into any types of game modes other then just CVs vs CVs. Why not let them duke it out between themselves and let them be frustrated over having to face a CV, instead of all the rest of us that never asked or wanted CVs in the game in the first place. Let them who choosed the fun of the CVs to also have the "fun times" facing one?

I understand why you ask, but that would actually make Asashio MEGA OP and unbalanced. Right now Asashio is in a good balancing place that it can only torp BBs and CV. I still get a crap-ton of Krakens and even 2 Solo warriors in Asashio. If I could strike super cruisers as well it would become a Monster. (Watch below)

For instance, the one from Flamus video.

How do you figure that? I would say its painfully clear to the mayority of the playerbase that WG Devs confusing mumbling from that 2018 video is of Very high relevance still today and probably (also based on Flamus latest video about new BS OP German CV with bouncing Bettys) why CV´s is in the totally insane state they are today. They are still trying to sell the CV rework as a "success" by boosting them/nerfing AA, and dropping new and stronger CVs by the minute.

What are you talking bout?

What is the big deal about this ship? Haven't seen much about it?

I wont get triggered to click the link. I more and more arrive at the conclusion that these WG bought NA CC´s just push out these dumb videos to try and create some buzz around them and get them views on videos that dont deserve the attention or views in the first place.

I dont have Småland so please take this with a grain of salt. Ive seen very much videos on Småland (even been on the actuall ships itself in Gothenburg many times) and I have played Halland very much (since CV rework Halland is my most played DD for some reason ....) My take on Småland is that it can stealthradar, have higher DPM then Halland (which is also very good) a bit worse AA then Halland and fewer torps. I think that you should play Småland like most other DDs very carefull. For instance not push into caps directly at start just because you have radar because that is garanteed to make you take a lot of damage. Rather sit outside cap at start to spot and send long range torps and rather push and play more agressive at mid or endgame where you seek out enemy DDs and kill them with DPM. Meanwhile you spot, send torps on cooldown, helt BBs with decent AA and thensecure the win in the end by killing of their DDs with radar during second half. So I think you can contest caps, just maybe not in the first 3 minutes (which no DD should) when enemy CV, enemy radarcruisers and enemy DDs have full focus on the cap. I also think you can knifefight enemy DDs just now with a Enemy Venezia or Zao around. So seek out fight when it benefits you with help from Radio Location and radar. I dont have Radio Location on my Halland build after rework but I think I would recommend this for Småland so you can go hunt enemy DDs with radar and DPM in mid and endgame. Im almost always alive at the end in my Halland, due to great AA, heals and long range torps. I would love to have a radar on my Halland as well. Im my mind they are not that different. Regarding the damage this is unfortunatly the way Swedish DDs play. I can have amazing games in Halland and I end up with 110 K damage. Even Flamu has struggled to get over 150 K in these ships.

I always loved secondary agressive builds and pushing in with my BBs. But after rework the only ships secondary builds are viable on is the US Premiums Ohio, Georgia and Mass, and even these 3 are very nerfed from what they were before rework. I also tried it on my German BBs and on T7 Sharnhorst its borderline but on all above T7 it is just laughable. Its like watersprinklers on a lawn. In post battle report you can see 300 secondary shells fired and 34 hits. So Secondary build in my mind is somewhat viable on 3-4 % of the ships and even then its very situational on which map and which opposition. And AA is just as dead as it was before because catering to CV masterrace. So we after this we can all choose one build pretty much, a somewhat Meeeh tank build that costs more then it did before. *Edit* Just saw "Community contributor" below your name.

Did you do this the first time around? You don't really inspire confidence here? Or did you find in your "testing" that Dead Eye was a terrific addition to the game? Also, if you are "adjusting" (nerfing) Dead Eye, might you also consider "adjusting" secondary build skills? And perhaps 60 % of all cruiser skills? Because with Dead Eye nerfed, what exact build do WG suggest BB players to go for? Dead Eye build will be dead, Secondary build is dead unless US Premium BB, "Tank build" is really Meeeh for an even higher price than before...... I am really curious what you are supposed to build for in the future?? Right now I have 6 T10 cruiser captains with 3-4 unmastered skills on them because I can't find anything to put them on, unless I wanna take "Heavy HE/SAP" and get a Lighthouse build concealment of 16-19 km. I really wanna know what the Devs saw when they said this rework will create more fun options in the builds when it done the exact opposite? Or do the Devs go all in on AA skills? Just wondering.

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And they would never put submarines into the game ...... Oh wait ..... Money money money ........... MOOOney.... Problem is that hes done that for 5 years ...... so they just noticed that now?? Its not like Flamu is well known for his sweet suger coated exterior. But just now WG reacted .... strange ..... Exactly! THIS years KOTS will not have CVs (because we didn't have time to implement them after the buy-out...) but look forward to next years ......Suckers !!!! No Zoup of course!! "Just dodge" CV attacks and deactivate Dead Eye by yoloing into enemy spawn in a DD while spotted, easy fix! Notser is probably working on some amazing build as well...... I get that Flamu is poison in his stream, but im a pretty "Happy-go-lucky" guy usually and even I get pretty Poisonous as well trying to play this game with the current playerbase. Every single game I have to ask myself if half my team or half the enemy team had a stroke. So maybe it isn't the content creators as much as it is WG and their game that creates this environment? I cant for the life of me understand WGs decision after letting Flamu do his thing for 5 years. But I guess it didn't really matter to WG, they were damned either way. Now they unleashed Flamu and probably started a new brewing shitstorm. Whatever players think about Flamu, he was the only CC that called WG out on their BS, new mechanics and new reworks. And now he will just continue to do this. Problem for me that at one point enjoyed this game is that WG can implement whatever BS they want in the future (flying OP broken Russian CVs or Russian cruisers with lasers, or new game breaking submarines and players will just continue to pour money at them. So why should they ever change, they get the support they need.

Yeah, just what GarrusBrutus said. In Co-op bots will just sail pretty much straight ahead and Yolo in and suicide. Give you advice on how to handle that is a bit redundant. In Randoms only about 60-70 % of the players sail straight in and suicide, so better put up a replay of random and get advice on that.

BB and DD builds are pretty easy and straight forward, its pretty much only 2 viable options there but when it comes to cruisers im struggling to get good build that doesn't force me to make Lighthouse builds (18-19 km detection). In many examples I have 3-4 skills over when im done building and I cant find any good thing to put them on?! Here are som examples. Belfast Since WG deemed it necessary to give it almost stealth radar I don't really want to nerf it with Heavy HE skill. So this was the ones I felt I could take, so with RL its a DD hunter/killer?! Des Moines Didn't really know what to take here. Took expert marksman because I had a last point over. Took Top grade gunner because I sometimes end up in CQB while sitting on an island beside a cap radaring....... AA seems worthless (as usuall). Smolensk Here, heavy HE is almost mandatory since its one of the few that doesn't get a penalty. Very skeptical to take the 2 pointers (AA and Pyro), but what else should I take?! Henri IV Heavy AP is nice. AA probably useless..... PT is good for farming at 19 km. But where should the next 3 points go? Heavy HE and get 14-15 km concealment?! Then you can only farm from 19 km. Atleast with 13 km you have some options. Hindenburg Here I have 3 points that I don't know where to put it? Sure I could do Heavy HE and get 15 km concealment but then as above in Henri I can only sit on the border unless I wanna get blapped from across the map from a Dead Eye BB. I feel more and more that cruisers have been nerfed my the new captain skills and more and more often I choose between the Meeh and a bit lesser Meeh skill and sometimes I don't even use skills because I don't have many options.

So now even BBs will join cruiser and not have any good skills to use their points on. With Dead Eye and Secondary builds dead, what are you supposed to build? Just extra heals? Or maybe crappy useless AA skills that is just window dressing? GJ there WG on making more viable builds possible and more variety in this Captain rework. Why for the love of god would you use for instance Supertesters or CC´s to test stuff like this before you just push shitty mechanics/reworks/ships into Live server?! Or maybe even your inhouse balancing department ....... yeah I know. .......(those guys that never play the game, or if they do, they are CV Mains). Strange how every player that read the patchnotes on the new skills understood that this would just be so bad for the game and Meta, while WG balancing guys just sit clueless?! I really look forward to when you start pushing out un-tested, un-balanced Submarines and Russian Super Carriers into live, that will be a real treat for the playerbase, for sure!! This is why no one should ever give any money to WG. A couple of weeks later that thing you bought can be something completely different. I'm guessing there will be no free respec because they will just "tweak" (NERF) the skill and then you still got what you choose so it's your fault that you thought WG was done with the skills just because they pushed it to live. So, any changes you want to make? Give WG your Cash! Strange how this feels like it was the plan all along? Wonder what other skills they will "tweak"??

I was also pushing the refresh on YouTube the evening before the free resets would stop because I wanted to see Flamus video on the cruiser skills after had watched the BB and DD video .... but none came up?! Im guessing its saying something when neither Flamu or Little white mouse can figure it out enough to make any guides....... Good job there WG! I do that as well for the extra range. Even got the Eye in the sky skill for 2 points so I get shorter duration but 2 more consumables of spotter plane. Just sad you can't really get any good effects with the skills in general. You could pretty much just master 10 for CE on all cruisers and let the rest of the 11 just be un-mastered. This!

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This was my experience with her a while back. You pretty much got 240-290 K games with 4-5 acheivements every other game. That said, it has gone thru some nerf, but imho it is still very viable and strong. Henri can sit at 19 km and comfortly hit BBs with high Alpha and fire chance. It can sit almost aft in and still get all guns at target showing very slim profile. Has amazing torp angles. High speed, hard for most casual players to hit. Can blapp Minos thru the nose! You set BBs on fire until they use their damage con and then you use your MBRB and set 3 permafires on them, rinse and repeat. A Henri can stop most flank pushes in their tracks because no enemy ships want to go first and get Henris. attention. Also, T9 is also very strong, so no real hump to get over there, as there is on most lines.