Jethro_Grey

Yes, painful indeed. While they can't play very well, they have mastered the art of dumping all reports on one player - namely me.^^ Met robihr (Gearing) on Hot Spot, couldn't say hello due to being chat banned. Not exactly sure where that came from, must be a bug or something. Anyways, he played really good and his team won in the end, despite my teams best effort to lose rather quickly. Noteable occurance, a Bismarck driver who managed to stay for the most part undetected while sailing around the C cap, and heading slowly to the islands south of B where he managed to kill a low HP Minotaur, and than - as the last team member afloat - rammed a NoCar, which ended the game. Not sure what was motivating him to stay at range, but it oddly enough didn't help the team effort...that much. In all my ~7k games i've never met a BB driver that was staying in the back while the team was getting torn apart...strange things happen i guess,

Met Teob_VG (Z52) in a game on North, he played quite well, planted a few shots into the fat a$$ of my Gearing and his team won. The game right after that, i managed to get the weekly mission done in my Gearing on the same map, so yay.

I kinda like that idea...and with 184 ships in port and only 4 ships left to grind (Grozovoi, Z52, Midway and Hakuruyu), i guess i'm gonna be the president of said club. #letsmaketheelitegreatagain

Cool and good looking are not criteria by which ships should be released. Unique playstyle? Yep, but does every premium WG releases have to have an unique playstyle? I don't think so. It's a captain trainer, and i guess, they will have the TVIII baguette flinger have an unique playstyle...worked for Prinz Eugen, now didn't it? ^^ Also, WG does not listen which is a good thing when it comes to premium vehicles, which is a very good thing. They also don't listen when it comes to events, whicgh is very very bad. I'll guess you have to wait for a french OP cruiser... ^^

Well, tough luck... Wasn't able to play yesterday, and wont be able to play the next two weekends, which means, this event is basically over for me. You just gotta love events - where fun should be in the foreground...and maybe a bit of a challenge (Kamikaze R and GNB) - which turn out to be a second job...and one which you have to pay for. WG should have just used the setup and missions they had during the Kamikaze or GNB event and slap the CotE pic on it. While those where grindy, they weren't the definition of grind like this one is, and certainly more enjoyable. Why did i even had expectations that the next event WG holds, is an improvement over what we had in the past? It's time consuming enough to grind coins i get for sure while playing in the limited time i have. Spending time watching others play in the vein hope to maybe win a few coins in a lottery is not something i'm even going to consider...and shouldn't be necessary in the first place. If the only means for a large majority of players to get even close to the final goal is to get coin injections by wtaching CCs play the game, than something is really wrong with the event at the core. Still thx for the heads up, i'm sure regular viewers may or may not get lucky and get some benefit out of it, i'd also like to point out that i'm not having a go at you here, Kandly.

Aware of that, but i should be able to play more over the next four days, which should allow me to get most of them done. Still, as mentioned in the OP, it's gonna be tight. Week two and three will be even more difficult, as i will not be able to spend as much time power grinding this event. I'm curious how folks are progressing, that's why i created this thread.

my first ten games today looked like this (for the most part) : This looks better...on first glance, but it's not as with this game i could have finished the weekly mission. Good ol' Minotaur, never disappoints (subtract 1million credits due to mission completion)

Pretty much this, BBs are damage pinatas and the main source for fires and floodings. My DDs - and my RN CLs would be sad indeed if the numbers would be limited. My main gripe with BBs is, that they are mostly played by people who can't think and breath at the same time, but that's another topic.

CV bots in randoms? No thx, rather no CVs at all which i consider to be nice. The occasional game without being perma spotted is just fun...now and than. Also, the last time WG introduced bots into randoms, they failed miserably to balance them. Tho it's quite possible that i'm alone with that opinion and the rest of the playerbase just loved the Forts in certain game modes. ^^

I'd like to see some official numbers in regards to how many players consider those missions to be "interresting" and how many consider to be in line (i.e. $hiet) with all other events and specials. I think i make an poll about that...

Kappa would have made too obvious. ^^ Have to remember using that gif... ^^

Uhm, what?

I'm totally fine limiting the number of BBs per game to 2 or three under the condition that the same limitation apllies to DDs as well. My suggestion per side is: 2 BBs 2 DDs 2 CVs (equal tiered, or in special cases a max of +/-1 tier difference) 6 CLs/CAs Alternatively, since the DD drivers would complain about the number of DD hunters (and my personal favorite to stop that bitching about BBs): 2 BBs 2 DDs 4 CLs/CAs 4 CVs (equal tiered, or in special cases a max of +/-1 tier difference) Problems solved, everyone is happy as the number of BBs is limited, DDs don't have to fear being radared from all sides and it's always a plus, having 4 Hakuryus on the team to spot and cover allies. Also, AA cruisers would finally have a purpose. A win for everyone!

Which i just noticed in a rather unpleasant way. 125 wins per week is a steep requirement, and one that shouldn't be even part of ANY event. And with the overall quality of players during the weekends...just lol. Without that stupid requirement, it would be manageable for folks like me who have limited time and make it more enjoyable on top. The prize pool looks fine to me, as the Kamikaze R is a rather good ship ( basically the Belfast of the TV DDs ^^), so no complaints there. Camos - apart from the standard silver ones - are always welcome, prem time and dubloons are fine as well, tho i don't need the latter as my prem time is running for another year. As it stands, 0/10 for this event. The victory requirement ist just dragging this one down and even the prize pool ( for me it's the Kamikaze camo, as well as the other camos ) is not motivating me enough to really waste so much time grinding. And that's what this event is: a grindfest. At least, WG is consistant with the quality of events they put up, that's something not every online game company can claim. In regards to the "from sea to a shining sea" missions/ offers: Whoever created the url has a sense of humour... "https://worldofwarships.eu/en/news/special/these-deals-are-fake-deals/" - me likes. And since Tuccy mentioned a new Flag that can be obtained during this special: Conditions: win 5 battles Reward: 1 x bunny flag ...here we go again. Good find, and it fits so perfectly! Dear players, pls enjoy the soundtrack to this grindfest. ^^

So, a Kamikaze R with a special camo. Question is, is it a different Kamikaze R than we got during the Kamikaze R event? Or is it the same and those of us who got that ship previously will just receive the camo and a few credits. WG should have named that ship Kamikaze S...^^

Anyone knows, for when the Bluray is scheduled for release? Would give a estimate for when to expect the High School Fleet. Also, does this anime series have tentacles? Will we see Krakens? ^^

Hm, seems well worth it, yet i doubt i'll be able to grind thru all the missions due to time limitations. And now that Churchill has it's own camo, we surely need a Stalin, Kurita, De Gaulles and the rest of the WWII gang as well. ^^ #britishbiasisstrong

hook, line and sinker. ^^

carousel--> uncheck ARP --> close carousel--> profit

This applies to all but three "standard" and non-perma camos.^^ The question is, are the benefits the camos provide worth grinding through those missions? Thus my question in the OP: what are the bonuses the camo provides? Where are the data miners when you need them? ^^

It would have been nice indeed, but such collaborations are usually done with the express intent to generate income. For the one party be the means of handing out licenses of their brand/ IP/ whatever for coin, for the licensee to sell things with said license. I was expecting it for the ARP ships, but i guess we got lucky.

Nothing there...for me. Either WG hates me, or they can't be arsed to hand out special offers to folks like me who spend coin on a regular basis.^^ I have to admit tho, that WG spoiled me by giving me personalized offers in WoT for Tanks i already own. Sadly, i have to refuse

Huh, i don't see these offers in the WoWS shop, tho i get a bunch of pers. offers in WoT and WoWP. The 5500 Dubloon pack costs 20 bucks for me.

I like this ship. Also, there seems to be a bug, as the CQC achievement doesn't show the second CQC kill.

It's not only the weekends, it's just that is more prominent on the weekends. Usually, i ask the enemy team if they have Sonar Cruisers and are willing to help looking for my team mates balls. My efforts to help my team mates looking for their balls (as mentioned, i'm even asking the enemy team for help) is not appreciated however, as i get reported. WoWS, where good deeds get punished. That's actually WoT standard, every other outcome is an exception and it already started in WoWS too. Hm, the chicken cluster in the north eastern corner looks like a search party to me. One or more players lost their balls and now most of your team is trying to find them. In that corner. Far away from enemy guns.