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Whatever else, this is true. Accurate BBs are a pleasure to play, Yam, higher tier USN, Warspite, Nikolai. The GK is acceptable but only because you've got 12 rolls of the dice, although I actually have a thing for the FdG which I cannot understand.

I had Jack Dunkirk on my Nelson and was grinding him up. Took AR over EM and had no issues. Then I realised my KGV/Warspite captain is on 18 points and virtually 19 so I've started farming Elite XP... But yeah for the Nelson there is barely a difference with or without EM as the turrets have such good angles and placement.

I'd happily give you a lot of credits for that radar module, if only... I got some WG Anniversary camo in one container and normal flags in the other one for my 3rd Yam SC drop.

Meh it's "ok" since the changes but you really need to want to play her now as there are so many better DDs around that tier. Or even play RN Cruisers which fill a similar role!

I don't think I'm playing Donskoi again after unlocking Moskva.... Simply no reason once you get the T10 Monster.

KGV is a brutally efficient ship now I've played a bit of her. As a mid range BB she's simply amazing. Good stealth when you need to hide. Good sAP vs broadside BBs (I got a citadel on a Gnesi at long range a few days ago) and Cruisers. Borderline OP HE, reach for it when vs angled higher tier or angled BB and laugh as they either let 2+ fires burn out or use DCP then burn anyway. Speed and stealth are your armour. The armour is a balancing factor. Angle heavily and bait shots on the belt, even to the point of not using the rear turret when under heavy fire. I'd lower the fire chance to "normal" BB levels as the super built in IFHE plus fire chances on top is crazy.

AR if it's a Nelson only captain but chances are you'll be playing RN BBs in the tech tree so you'll need both Expert Marksman and Adrenaline Rush. Also Fire Prevention and Concealment Expert. You should run both eventually.

There's a stone statue of the "Captain" on one of the maps too. RE that portal, it first appeared in PT of 0.6.9 I think and WG haven't removed it

Yes, I grinded out my Bismarck Captain to 19 points and Gnesi/Stealth Tirp to 18 points but I never play them now unless to farm Elite XP on the 19 point one. German BB get boring after awhile as their derpy guns and automatic lol secondaries mean most games are just down to good positioning.

Fletcher is the true T10 USN DD. Gearing is "poor" but I will get lynched for saying that Fletcher is basically a better Benson in every single way whereas Gearing is fat and easier to puncture. I want to grind out KM DDs for the sweet hydro and their multi purpose use, but then again I've got a 19 point USN Benson/Sims captain and a Fletcher 14 point one so why bother...

For Balance ™ is their answer for anything pretty much yes

Lo Yang's torps are far less powerful than the Benson ones. Something like 4k damage less. But essentially Mahan, Sims, Benson, Lo Yang and Fletcher all play exactly the same with identical captain skills. You would take Defensive AA in all when possible (or Lo Yang's Hydro). If you can play any one of those well you'll do great in all the others. Sometimes I forget which DD I'm actually in as they're so similar

NC took me A LOT of time to understand... Literally I was only doing well in her after I had upgraded everything and was about to get an Iowa. Worth sticking with if you want to play Missour/Iowa/Monty!

I thought displacement would roughly indicate how much HP a ship has? Atleast I think it does for BBs...

If enough kids whine will WG give Tirp a 2.1 sigma? That'll make things interesting...

You even had enough XP to get an upgrade!! Madness Just for quality of life I Free XP important modules these days... I got the 5th Mission of the Op Sea Lion event too as their CV suicided planes against my Defensive AA

I'm keen to know if the captains will speak all the Pan Asian languages... As currently Anshan/Lo Yang are both Mandarin speaking. In terms of the ships themselves? Meh, I've got to T10 DDs in USN and RU, why bother to invest so much time to grind similar ships again?

Most players are far more likely to have a 19 point USN captain than a Pan Asian one. Besides Benson B hull got a rudder buff so can win knife fights easier now. But if I had a 19 point Pan Asian then yes probably Lo Yang but the difference isn't enough to affect the overall performance, I'm fairly confident I could get R1 with either ship and you could too probably

This is with my stealth Tirp, e.g no secondary buffs and all modules to main guns and concealment. AP only too. First game had a Taiho trying his luck and my float plane with Manual AA got rid of him. An excellent ship still even with Bismarck and RN Power Creep...

Ah that was yesterday I think. I aimed for you too but missed... Should have seen the chat in game, a Monarch was blaming everyone except himself even though he went A and failed to cap!

Serves me right for doing the right thing!! I went B to flank the Benson, killed him too but ate friendly torps. I was thinking of just going wide and torping the BBs but playing for objectives etc lol Also I let myself flood as TKers need to be punished somehow!

The only thing I can think of is WG were thinking about their precious competitive mode as watching Flamu's Monarch assessment got me thinking. Notice Monarch's HE fire chance is less than any other RN BB around her tier. KGB, Lion and Conq all have something like 10% more per shell which is a huge figure. Which really makes me think if WG nerf the line as they clearly know super BB HE is pretty OP and doesn't want it abused in Clan Wars. I could be totally wrong however!

Play the weekly missions, although they nerfed the reward from 1 mil to 500k for some reason... If you want Tech Tree discounts then check the news page every Friday afternoon. Random lines get credits discounts, although if you look at the calendar you can likely guess what's coming. WG like their nation weekend events so keep you eyes open!

Arguably that is the formula for a lot of Cruisers these days as you simply cannot be the center of attention! Even one Atago torp hit means you're in the money, those things hit hard and it's party time if you get a flood. The Atago wiggle where you throw an 8 fish wall is satisfying when something gets caught in it.

I've found personally that if I'm under BB fire I'll sail directly away from them if I can't dodge. I'll take red pen damage if I'm hit but they won't be citadel strikes. Being hit mid turn can be utterly lethal if big AP rounds slice into your side underwater...