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poor Hipper and Eugen :/

PMed you an old install file without wgc :)

Freddy is a feckin sniper rifle compared to her French peer. Sure, her accuracy is not Montana-level but it certainly isn't bad either. I absolutely enjoy Freddy, even more than Bismarck and GK. Freddy is somewhere between those two - very tanky with big guns and good reload on the 406mm and definitely more maneuverable than GK which is more island than ship. And thanks to that maneuverability she is the last ship of the line that goes well with a full secondary build. Since she will be discounted soon, I highly recommend you give her a try.

As for his perks, I am absolutely fine as I use both of them on my Hindenburg. Expert Loader with 75% buff would have been much better though. So sad it got changed after the announcement.

If playing CV means "sending planes to hang around an enemy DD on the other side of the map" to you, maybe it really is not a class you should play then. There is much more to it. If a BB gets deleted by 12 torps to its side, it usually was a good play by the CV player getting his planes into a position from where he could land this drop, whereas the BB probably misplayed and/or was out of position. Do you see anything wrong with cruisers getting deleted by a well placed BB salvo? Or DDs getting rekt by CL shells? I think not.

That, sir, does not make CV play balanced. That would make CV play dull. You'd change CVs from being the arguably most demanding ship type to the most brainless one in an instant.

be friendly in chat: gain Karma play well: lose Karma It's just cyberfapping, really. It could have been something more but it is just too easy to abuse. I think there were some achievements to be won by getting a compliment during an event (WG anniversary?). And I am fairly sure NA used to have Karma as mission objective on a more regular basis. I simply try to have a nice looking number. I am currently at 356 so the next screenshots will probably be 360, 400 and 444.

Perfectly obtainable with Saipan in a double CV battle kappa... Imho the best option for the CV achievement would have been removing the float plane counter. Just make it "destroy 50% of the enemy carrier based aircraft" (or 60% for all I care, since float planes don't count anymore then). Or ship tier x5. Was that too easy?

The 6 shells are nothing to write home about to say the least, but damage will stack up eventually. Tbh I do not have accuracy issues with German guns. Ever since I played high tier RN ships, Richelieu, and Alsace, all German guns feel like sniper rifles to me.

Sorry, can't resist the urge to... :>

You can switch to premium consumables without doubloons. There is a small drop-down arrow so you can switch to credits. 22.5k credits per premium consumable instead of 15 doubloons. Yes, high tier ships are very expensive to maintain, especially without premium account or premium camo, so you will have to play some mid-tier battles in between (which you probably do anyway). But these consumables will have a significant impact on your battle performance. Maybe this will help you gathering better experience and make you fear HE a bit less. Because seriously, fires are no problem. Fires are your friends. Fires buff your reload (Adrenaline Rush) and can be fully healed back.

German BBs have secondaries. They do not rely on them. Secondaries are a gimmick, a nice cherry on top. And hence, they don't have to be closer to enemies either. edit: get yourself a Richelieu and/or Alsace. We will talk about "great guns" again later :> I don't know about you but I prefer guns that can hit targets.

Exactly. You see the flaw in your argument about accuracy? The ships you mentioned to back up your statement (except Republique) all rely on some thing else.

Ever played RN or Frenchies? :> In terms of accuracy I'd choose my Freddy or Kurfürst over any of these two nations' high tier BBs anytime (except maybe Republique as I have not played her yet). Yet of course, Yamato's and Montana's accuracy are still top dog.

Call me old fashioned but I still use a full secondary build and CE on Freddy. She is the last ship of the line that can get away with that. She is much more powerful than Bismarck thanks to her 406mm guns while being more maneuverable than Kurfürst which is a frickin island. Just whatever you do, don't sit still (or choose the time and place veeery carefully). Despite their appearance, German high tier BBs are excellent when angled away - their backward gun angles are much more convenient. So luring enemy ships into chasing you certainly is an option. As always, there is no "first always do this, then do that". Most of it is just guts. I like to play rather risky anyway, sometimes turning full broadside in front of a heavily armed enemy, hoping for the best, and I get away with that surprisingly often. Maybe because the enemy thinks no one can be that stupid.

If you are referring to the shiny stuff she wears while dancing in the beginning, just go to an area of your city where Russians or slavs in general tend to live, shop, and party.

I use Preventive Maintenance as lvl 1 skill for my captain, and Auxiliary Armament mod. in upgrade slot 1. I have never ever lost a turret on my Yamato/Musashi thanks to the ridiculously thick armor. So I use the mod in slot 1 to keep my secondaries and AA alive since their dmg output is already subpar compared to her T9/10 peers.

Can I has German Fletcher plox? :>

It used to be BOTS2 indeed :) But it had kind of a negative ring to it (and the pun got lost by the extension) so we have renamed our second branch to B0TS. I guess we have to double our recruitment efforts to flood some more games :>

*triggered by topic* xD

Umm... not sure what kind of Richelieu you met but having played with and against that dreaded ship I just know he can't hit me. There is a sweet spot at around 10-11 km where Richelieu is somewhat dangerous but at all other ranges, closer and further away, there is just no chance his shells land where he aims them.

Normandie and Lyon are okay. Granted, Lyon's accuracy feels subpar compared to her peers on T7 but her 16 shells make up for it quite perfectly. She is a beast once you get used to it. Richelieu however... let's just say I detest that ship wholeheartedly, and whenever I am duelling one I am not afraid of turning full broadside.

He has a point though. There are some ships with such frustrating dispersion (Frenchies, I am looking at you, especially Dunkek, Richelieu and Alsace), that HE really is a weak but consistent way of getting the dmg number up, rather than just spraying and praying for the AP to land that one golden hit.

After every major patch I reassign the keys to the old bindings for F3-F7. There are a few quick commands I never ever use so it's no problem to do so

Ever played Richelieu?