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Well in that situation both of us had cruisers etc with us but his died first and I had the pleasure of chasing him down... I don't believe a Fuso can angle vs 15"+ guns at all, especially vs high velocity German ones. Fuso used to be better when vs higher tiers then the Germans came and fast Battleships became the norm. Now 25knots looks bad...

Fuso is nice but really suffers when up tiered. Then again all slower T6 BBs do I guess. I made a Fuso look utterly powerless in a Gnesi earlier. Literally nothing you can do vs a faster, better armoured, better gunned monster... Amagi is a highlight too, good dispersion, lots of guns and even good armour. It's so good that it almost encourages longer range sniping.

Hmm Kutuzov has become a monster since the rise of IFHE yes but she's a one trick pony. A long range HE spammer. Atago has almost 360 degree coverage of very hard hitting torps, a 9.1km detection, HEAL and the excellent 203mm flame throwers. Her only real weakness is the relatively slow firing guns and the fact she's a cruiser with all the weaknesses of armour that come as standard. I'm of course bias as Atago gave me my first Rank 1...

Problem is if T3 and T4 BB were accurate they would be OP. WoT Tanks don't get acceptable until T5 and later either. T5 tanks are ok but they seriously lack in HP compared to even T6s...

If you do not like the 203mm of the Furutaka then you're not going to enjoy the IJN Cruiser line as I believe almost every ship thereafter in the line uses it... As others have said it's a medium range HE spammer, it can AP at closer ranges but you don't really want to be brawling. Learn to hold your fire until you think you're not being watched otherwise you'll be deleted fast. Also I'd like to point out the Atago is the ultimate power in Cruisers up and including T8...

All BBs will derp you a bit until maybe T5/T6... The T3 and T4 IJN BB are actually trash however

Won 100 India Delta (20% extra heal) in a non gift SC. Was actually an SC from Flags & Camo. Didn't need anymore ID flags since I get so many from playing BB properly Generally I think it's best to take Flags & Camo so you can stockpile flags for Ranked or other critical games. As above, you still get SC but the normal drop rate for other items is far better than in the stupid Dice box.

I'll try that, as even though my PC is pretty good and I'm on an SSD I can't wait for it to load so I'll alt tab...

Uh mine started doing this in the morning for no reason... I blame this thread Although it's a simple case of pressing ALT+Enter then muttering something about WG-EU then carrying on with your day.

Hmm I have to disagree, the Scharn is a battleship. She plays like one and there is no reason why you can't get huge 100k+ carry games using AP only. Aslong as you don't get pounded at long range you can get in close with secondaries, torps and the guns to put the hurt on. However, I think Scharn is best utilised by leaning more on HE at longer ranges then switching to AP at 10km or less when your guns will perform like any other BB weapon. (It's something to do with the velocity of the shells I think). Scharn doesn't play like a cruiser as you simply do not need to worry about being deleted randomly or needing to dodge, you can invite fire onto your angled belt and laugh at the enemy. Even T10 Cruisers like Moskva will struggle to do that.

Belfast is nice but needs 14 points in a captain to fully benefit from (CE and IFHE). Murmansk is ok, if you're not vs T7 it's nice. Be a long range HE spammer in it, just like other RU Cruisers and it performs fine. Atlanta is decent but needs a lot of learning, I doubt I'll ever play my own one again now I have a Flint. Don't just buy it, do you research into what it is (the short version it is a squishy DD with a citadel, has excellent AA and radar. You will take 25%+ damage every time a BB looks at you). Indianapolis is Meh, can work but nothing WOW about it that makes it stand out. Not far off a Pensacola with radar. Personally I'd say avoid all the others. Remember: Captain training is only relevant in a Prem ship you actually enjoy playing, otherwise you are best off just playing the tech tree ship instead...

If you have a lot of the Free XP camos and a full suite of the various Free XP buffs then your Free XP is earned pretty rapidly. I think I was floating on about 750k a fee weeks ago and I'm on 840k as I've made a conscious effort to use the flags and camos on weekend doubles. Although I'd agree, it's an unfair total to newer players and too easy for those who've collected all the buff items over time.

I'm finding there is some micro stutter. As in the game will freeze for a split second seemingly randomly. No idea if it's internet lag or something else but I didn't notice it until this patch.

I consider mine "sufficient" but I'm no unicum. However it doesn't matter, just play the game. I might look up people in private if I think their in game skills are bad or if I'm vs a CV but using it as a stick to beat people with is a little cruel. Unless of course the other person starts it then it's open season I will say that 90% (sometimes there is a legitimate reason) of re-rollers are insecure potatoes. It's very common in WoT atleast...

I've unlocked 3 BB and two DDs at T10. Have probably played a handful of games combined for the lot of them, I think the most T10 I play is when there are specific campaign or weekly missions that need/recommend them to complete.

WoWS has remained solid for me since the patch, no changes. WoT however starts in a window every time...

I'm guessing mods reinstate it. I didn't like it personally. Stuff like Aslain mod has Halloween ports and things from years back so I imagine they'll resurrect Dunkirk port there soon or later if not already.

You can mirror ships but it'll never be a complete success. Look at all the massively unbalanced CV games where one of them sucks and the other knows what they're doing. Likewise just because someone has radar it doesn't mean they know what they're doing. There should be greater input into balancing classes in MM maybe but a 1 for 1 every game would also be dull. WoT is currently being messed around with in terms of MM and tank types. It's not a success if you go by the opinions on their forums however I personally think it's moving in the right direction. Good luck getting WG to look at this however, I feel they're more concerned with your CC/Paypal details

This is more amusing in Ranked when one side gets all the radar ships... However what's wrong with looking at the team sheets and acting accordingly?

50 Wyvern (50% credits buff signal) and 50 Restless Fire camos (Crew XP earning buff). Not amazing but I don't mind...

That's how RL Iowa sunk the Katori don't you know? Crept up on it and opened fire at 13km

I've got some Clevo thing, it's old but still runs stuff amazingly. Something to do with the 7950 Crossfire in there... Normally I use a desktop but I've got a laptop too. Do you have to transport a cooling pad too? Mine needs it or simply overheats. I've cut out the bottom vents and reapplied paste etc too

Personally I say IFHE monster, as you can still spec enough AA to put off the nasty little planes. There's atleast one in every T7 game it seems, the last few I've played there have been Flints on both teams

Epicentre Tears of the Desert sums up WG in 1 single map and game mode

Don't know actually but it's psychological. Ppl cry far more at buffs than nerfs, they want improvements and not for things to be taken away. So if WG want less salt it's better to propose weak ships and buff up rather than chop down.