Culiacan_Mexico

"I am not rank 1 yet because......." I guess I am just not that interested.

I guess it just depends on what WG wants to do with them.

I understand, but WG has sold premium CV... so I think the chances of them removing CV is nil. CVs are something that are in the game and will be staying

Absolutely.

Choices. Maybe you made the correct one, maybe you didn't; but either way you have to live with it. Beside, you gave them a chance to prove they could carry the game!!! They failed.

What about magic heals? World of Warcraft stuff right there.

Does WT have BBs?

You would prefer it, I understand that... it just would not be viable as a game. This also would not be realistic.

Awhile back, I was in the Hatsuharu doing my DD thing, when towards the end of the match, I glanced at chat and say a comment from someone on my team, "Our DD is a bot". That seemed odd because we only had two DDs on our team and the other was already sunk. So I typed in chat, "A bot?". their response was "then you are just an idiot". I asked why, but the game ended before I got a response. We won I ended highest on the team, while they were near the bottom. I have no idea what that arm chair admiral thought I should be doing. Another time towards the end of a match, the enemy had two ships left BB and CV; and since the BB was very close I made an attack run at him, launched my torpedo and sunk him but not before I took HE damage.. from behind me. Odd, I look back and there was a Myoko on our team, I supposed he just missed his shot, RNG, it happens. A few seconds later more HE splashed near me, so I thought I had better go to chat, because he must have me confused with the other team. Nope. In chat he is in a rage calling me a coward. The match ends before I can find out what he is talking about. Arm Chair Admirals are very vocal in their views about what you should do with your ship, I would ignore them. Just learn to play your ships.

Agreed.

A while back, there was a thread about why BBs don't tank. In that thread many BB play expressed there opinions that there were only two options: suicide or setting at the far back and surviving. They wanted to survive. No one in their right mind plays mid tier Japanese or US DDs with the idea of surviving. It isn't about morons or elites, but the concept that we all can play for different reasons. Some just want to come in and play and not get sunk (lose in their view); and right now BBs support that play style the best. At the end of many/most matches, it is the BBs that are still floating.

Don't forget, everyone has to travel in formation; and follow the orders of the fleet commander.

No balance

Too true.

Not every BB player is in the game for those reasons.

Welcome to the club!

I don't like five DDs per side in a game, but that doesn't make me a DD hater. Such a game would be unplayable. I also think CV are badly designed, and that they should never have been added to a small surface fleet game; but they have, and people spent time, effort and money into them, They aren't going anywhere. It what way do you fell they are OP?

BBs are the easiest to play poorly. The skill floor, overall with BBs, is extremely low: set in the back throw some shells at range... get by. You will probably survive half your games with little effort. Now to actually be good with BBs, that is a different matter. It take skill and effort.

Grand Finale 30% off Tirpitz

One of my great joys as a DD players is giving defensive smoke to BBs.

Fight or flight. In general, DDs lack the ability to tank damage, so either the break off the fight (flee or smoke) or it is a fight to the death. A very quick death. Just to add on. If you lose your DD early in the game is generally detrimental to your team, and reduces your chance of victory, unless you can make a good trade. If you are in a bad situation, you generally should try to re-position and adjust your tactical situation. Act like light cavalry.

Those shooters really suck.

Sitting back and farming damage is easy mode, and is as far a some BB players wish to go. Moving up to support the team via tanking damage or using their presence to influence the battle take a lot more experience/skill. These BB players, and there are many, have significant influence on the team and the outcome of the game. But this type of game play comes with increased risk.

I doubt I will play RN BBs, but I am glad they are going to be added. At one time, I believe, WG stated that the had data that showed that loss of long term players happened once they reached tier 10. Sort of grind to tier 10 then, fade away. If all lines are viable to some extent then they can grind other lines, but if BBs are the answer to every problem... that will definitely limit options.