triumphgt6

I agree with you. I have at times played with the mod pack, but as it no longer works after upgrades, I rarely reinstall as most mods actually make the game look worse. The targeting mod (showing angle of ship) is useful but observing can do the same - the X marks the spot is, I agree, at very least bending the rules - might explain more hits I have had hen smoked up - though I put it down to the 16 shells fired by the Lyons!!

And although I lost this battle, this is why I love the Fiji! Last battle of the night and earned my Aigle!

But you are a much player than me - I would put money on you in a Fiji against me in a Pepsi! You are of course correct - the 8" shells will do all sorts of nasty things to a Fiji but luckily not many play it well - in fact more accurately, not many play her. Will be interesting when she moves down a tier though. On another note, looking forward to the Vanguard!

Of course anything can, but the Pepsi is so vulnerable to a good shot and does not have the heal that the Fiji does. I had a battle last week when I was defending our base (lemming train on one side had failed) and I was up against a pepsi and two german battleships - Bayerns I think from memory. I was able to torp one of the BBs, kill the full health Pepsi in two salvos, get the first Bayern as he came back around the island before damaging the second BB enough so that although I died, a teammate could finish him off. The Pepsi had to swerve to avoid my torps and exposed broadside so simply dissolved. The fact I could fire quicker and out turn his turrets (very close range) meant he had little chance. The Fiji can be very high adrenaline and although I would say I am pretty average, it rewards a certain play style. I am probably not careful enough to play the Pepsi - I think it has a higher skill level than I can manage - getting too slow in my old age!!

You are probably correct - but the transit from Cleveland to Pepsi left me cold. Also got the Atlanta which is simply more fun. I suppose I just like light cruisers and destroyers better - I try not to be a liability and after using the MM app, I reckon I am distinctly above average ! I suppose when I enter a battle, I always look for what I think might kill me, and the Pepsi is certainly not one of those!

Because we need decent CV players - and you clearly are one of them.

I think the 1930s version should be used - using 1950s designs seems to be changing the rules of the game - and the earlier model was involved in real sea battles, unlike the later ship. I wasn't aware that the Dutch were at the forefront of radar development at sea. You can of course play two ships at least that have served in the Dutch Navy - Gadjah Madah (which is brilliant!) and Campbeltown (which is distinctly less brilliant!!).Maybe a mod to change the flag and captain and some language changes till we get De Ruyter?

Fiji is the best silver - when the game starts, I obviously always look at the enemy - first for radar cruisers and then for CVs. Any T7 cruiser without radar never holds any fear if in the Fiji. If i die, it is because I made a mess of it. (Often enough to make me an idiot at times). I look particularly for Belfasts and Atlantas - I can kill both but it will hurt. I originally started the game wanting to play the Cleveland - not as good as I hoped as the arcs are awful. 'Upgraded' to the Pepsi - have bought her twice - the first time i thought she was awful - the turret traverse is appalling and I used to get in all sorts of scrapes fighting off destroyers. I sold her and got the New Orleans - which I also hated! Once I improved a bit I rebought the Pepsi - still a truly awful ship!! Sold it in disgust! Only really play T7 now and cruisers and destroyers almost exclusively. Fiji is my favourite and much better looking than the Belfast.

Free XP to the Gadja Madah - crazily OP dd - good guns and great torps - you cannot use them against dds but that is what the guns are for. Add the best smoke and the fact you can pretend it is British (N class) or Dutch and you have a great ship. Have a 19 point captain in mine and prefer it to the Lo Yang anytime. Only got this one because I try to get all British ships - I don't have the Albany - I did but it was so awful I sold it!

One of the best Flamu videos for a while - and almost completely without profanity! Completely agree that essentially rewarding teamwork is the best way to improve the game. I always try to spot in my dd - I usually play Japanese so try to keep stealthy, cap and torp. To be fair, I usually do pretty well but more rewards for spotting etc would encourage others and could bring the BBs forward.

I have to confess to not liking insults on line - I am pleased to say that I am rarely insulted but if I am, I don't take offense, but my opinion of the abuser is usually diminished. The same goes for people abusing others. I also think that the constant use of 'bad language' shows a lack of imagination; I quite like watching Flamu and Flambass on youtube but the constant swearing does become a tad boring.

By that time, the Americans would be involved so thinking about the Washington Treaty: 5 + 5 against 1.75 + 1.75 + whatever you think the Germans would be. The British fleet if concentrated in the Atlantic would be far larger than the combined European Axis alone - if you bring in the Japanese, then you add the USA and the balance would still be in the Allies favour. By the time you had two Axis carriers, the RN had far more. The reason that the Germans did well was really due to submarine warfare - surface battles were always going to be likely to be won by the RN simply because of numbers - see Bismark and Scharnhorst.

To be fair, this is the sort of thing found during sea trials. None the less, the fact that the planes are not available, the carrier can only use this type of fixed wing aircraft and the destroyers designed to provide air protection break whenever the weather is warm, does not inspire confidence.

The Lyon is a menace to RN cruisers - the number of shells and the dispersion means firing at a smoked up RN cruiser plays dividends. I certainly have been destroyed a couple of times when I thought myself safe. Have the 5,6,7 BBs but have only played the Lyons once in Co-Op - don't like BB play. Have been repeating Task 1 in the Gold of France and gradually getting there without really trying. Having fun in my Fujin recently though!!

You mean like the present day RN carriers?

First operation I have tried this year - too easy. 117k dmg, 61 planes , 5 ships, 8394 xp and 505k credits 5*. Ok - I cheated - I used the Atlanta!!

Goodness - I feel that might exclude a lot of the players I meet - couldn't you make it a little easier?

To tell you the truth, I cannot remember! Been some time since I used the Mac for this game but the F keys never did what I wanted - I do remember that the game improved immeasurably when I changed. It also loaded far quicker and my iMac is an i7 processor and lots of RAM. Tried on my MacBook Pro and that was just as bad. I think the video card was simply not up to the job. Would use a Mac for everything else though!!

It uses what is called a wine wrapper which means you use windows to all intents and purposes. It is not very good and neither is using windows on boot camp - tried that as well. You can play but it is slow and you lose features. Gives you an instant disadvantage.

I bought the same type as my daughter - I still use my iMac for everything else so didn't want another desk top. I have a Asus ROG laptop which has bags of RAM and an SSD which means the game flies. I play this game a lot for relaxation so the money was not really an issue.

Gave up with my Mac and bought a gaming laptop - completely different game - can actually turn detail on and no lag.

She will still be Cleveland - the other name is a placeholder only whilst the other ship exists.

I loaded that and had a look - apart from not being able to see it until after the battle - (probably user incompetence) it was an eye opener. I had no idea there were so many awful players! To be fair, it seems to be doing individual stats for just that ship and I have a few where I have just started or could simply never play (Cough - Murmansk!!) but almost everyone was red and, unbelievably, I was purple! I always thought that the vast majority had a win rate of between 48 and 52% but many were far lower. I do think this is down to ship type but you had a right crew in that battle!!

Met Jethro_Grey on Estuary - I think I was in the Fiji (no great surprise there!) and he was taking what I imagine to be a new Aigle for a spin. Little struggle at D but with a little pushing we seemed to kill them all and then chased them into the south where they all died. I think we were both in the middle of the table and I confess that I think I stole a kill from him - sorry!

Finished the campaign - needed 4 badges and had 11 duplicates.. Received Bretagne and Normandie on way so thought stuff it - and bought one box. One more duplicate - and the Lyons! Worth it!