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That's about 40 games for the average Tirp player

Lots of good stuff has been said but don't get discouraged if you hit nothing some games. It really does happen to everyone due to the nature of the weapon. You might not even notice but sometimes someone dodging you exposes them to your team so you've helped still.

Was discussing this amongst the clan but I think Cruisers are far more viable this season as most of them at T10 have armour, very good firepower and often plenty of utility. When pretty much every T10 Cruiser can fire atleast 3 if not more salvos every 30s then a BB missing or doing mediocre damage will get heavily punished. Cruisers can play with confidence and not hide like the lower tiers that always run the risk of devastating strikes.

Literally had about 4 in a row, all different CVs too. Since I've gone Moskva I haven't had any CV games so bleh...

DM has fairly poor gun arcs and armour but can't ignore the OP radar and almost immunity from CVs.Theres a lot of them around this season anyway. All the Khaba I've seen have been farmed but the extreme firepower might be good in the right hands.

T10 CVs are horrible to play with as good ones wipe the floor with you and bad ones have no idea how to use their planes. I really need to press Escape when i see them in the queue... I've been obsessed recently with the idea of a "Universal Soldier" as in a ship that can do almost everything. Moskva is the nearest thing I have to that. Clan mates say Hiden is even better as it has more DPM, armour and torps but Moskva has radar and those amazing guns with ultra high velocity.

That graphic of the RM sailor flexing his muscles probably isn't appropriate for this ship. Should have been a skinny guy trying to look strong, like that Mr Muscle advert in the UK

YY is the only real choice in CW because of radar and the fact that your team can be trusted to focus fire anything you spot and that radar is so useful ... I was the YY last season for my clan and we've all farmed Stalingrad flags For Randoms I don't think it breaks too much. Still just a DD that can get radar lit or BB AP smashed...

I think with equally equipped DDs then YY vs Gearing is down to skill. Both will be using HE on each other. But yeah it's quite rare you actually torp another DD in a knife fight so I'm wondering what sort of affect it actually has. I did choose Gearing over YY due to the armour for Ranked. But I'm playing Cruiser currently so I've got little DD experience this season in the higher bracket. In CW the YY was clearly superior as the radar and DWP helped the team more, as a DD in CW others would tend to spot for you but in Ranked you probably need to shoot a bit more.

I'm R9 and there is a completely random mix of MM. Sometimes you get DD and BB only MM, some that look just like CW (1DD, 5Cruisers and 1BB) and even some CV games. As a result it's made me play Moskva for now as the most multi purpose ship I have. Almost nothing it can't do except brawl and IMO you're doing it wrong if you're that close anyway.

Gearing has general purpose torps which have to be considered when DD knife fighting but a YY can be yoloed. Gearing armour when angled means Z52 can't do that AP rubbish and they're forced to use their awful HE. The overpen thing isn't as much of an issue as you think. In CW I still got smashed by BBs in my YY. Either way I've given up using either in Ranked for now and have gone Rashan...

Gearing has armour and YY is smaller... That's pretty much the difference when they fight head to head. Both have furious firepower.

Have they fixed the spawns too? Colo used to spawn alone in corners where you either got no damage or got shot to bits on the higher tier maps. I still remember bad spawns on old Tears and getting farmed

I know WG can't deviate too much but slow BBs are hurting now as there are so many that do 25knots+. From T5 onwards there are multiple high speed BBs available to you. Wouldn't like to be grinding a Colorado now...

Hmmm Fuso is really derpy but weirdly fire resistant and has decent DPM. Nagato has been power creeped out IMO as there are lots of faster BBs at T7 and the lack of decent nose armour (all T7 BB) means that others can hurt you back even without 16" guns. But at least it isn't a Colorado! Amagi can be difficult due to the MM. I've been in many battles where I've had my HP halved at the start by hard hitting higher tiers. But it's the firepower you have yeah and accuracy. Kii simply isn't as good and arguably Amagi is the best T8 BB other than NC. I like the Amagi so much I bought the Perm camo...

Yes... I wish the KM T10 was a huge 8 gun BB as per KM design proposals. And FdG could have had torps, then again it's alpha would be pretty insane if it rushed you! Zumo feels so slow to steer. It just isn't nimble and that's made worse by the concealment. I'd love it to get the 3rd turret front facing as it could really angle well then. Oh dear, I'm basically saying buff T9 BBs!

Ah I thought fire was linked to starting taking damage! So the infamous 0 damage burn is real?

Fire chance isn't completely random no and better for it. Ship tiers, the shell fire chance and where it hits and even the ship type have some say in the fire chance. For instance hitting the side of a BBs hull isn't going to start very much but sprinkling HE on its superstructure will. And firing enough will result in fires in the current model too...

There's actually no build or ship that needs HA with the current captain skills and balance! WG buffing Cruiser and DD burn duration (as in half time) was pretty much the last straw for High Alert. Can't see why anyone would take it over JoAT, especially with any ship with a heal and other consumables. Plus for BBs taking FP these days is a strong pick over other preventative stuff... WG to rework High Alert?

Quite a few people, myself included would rather play Amagi again with the MM than play Zumo... Problem is whilst Zumo is meant to play like the Yam, you're missing those hilarious 18" guns and their overmatch potential so you can't give angled BBs the middle finger. Amagi is probably the best tier for tier IJN BB but I'm slightly bias there

I've been fond of my FdG for some weird reason, it's just a gigantic Bismarck/Tirpitz with it's armour pattern and way the guns seem to shoot. Averaged out at 84k damage over about 100 games before I got into the GK. I think it's only real perk over the pack is high DPM, with the 406mm and reload module you can get some impressive rates of fire. I do HATE the GK however as it's just too big to the point of being offensive...

How did you get to Donskoi without learning how to survive as a Cruiser? I quite enjoyed my DM time, it's just a long range HE spammer. Trick with any Cruiser is only shooting if BBs aren't onto you then slipping back into concealment until you can fire again. But you should be familiar with that play style by T9. Even T10 Cruisers won't stand up long under sustained fire...

It isn't "bad" as in rubbish but it's probably the worst out of the T9 BB pack. Zumo is a huge target with awful concealment. Plus your AA is mediocre to bad and the torp belt isn't amazing. Not the fastest BB either and the engine upgrade is WG's idea of a joke. Despite all that it's still a T9 BB with good firepower. It's your punishment as a Yam is earned...

WG do like their erratic updates. I think the people who do the server don't talk to the news guys or something. It usually catches up by about midday.

Nonsense.