loppantorkel

So people think Hood is going to be OP because Flamu tested it and found the close range AA ridiculously powerful?

I think you might have to accept this trend. It's a game under development. Premium ships should be 'strong' when released. New ship lines should be competitive. WG tries not to nerf premium ships. This leads to powercreep. It annoys players when negatively affected by it, especially when their premium ships are less viable. Over time those ships will likely get a slight buff too when necessary. Overall, I think this little powercreep keeps the game more dynamic and entertaining in the longer perspective. In the end WG can't keep the game perfectly balanced at all times and the game would probably feel a lot more stale if they could.

Thing is... is this extremely strong, short range AA an issue? Cv can't go close to the Hood but there are plenty of other counters to this ship. I haven't heard it's OP overall. Cvs could stay clear of it...

5 Midways in the game, all focusing poor Flamu

No mention of Kurfurst? Pretty unpleasant at times..

Maybe. It would mean a giant nerf to dds vs bbs though. They'd probably have to decrease the initial damage done by bb shells, or increase the chance of overpens if you want it to remain balanced. Not sure if the game would benefit from this in the end.

I a bot battle, I'd probably go middle for instant action.

No, you don't Edit: Seems like a good idea. I guess improving the bot behaviour will take a few years..

It could've been an inside job. The bb in question have loads of friends, some of them end up in the enemy team, get killed and report the torp launches. It doesn't have to be as criminal and conspirational as you suggest...

Are you sure it doesn't trigger? I thought it did.

What if the middle week players start losing games in the weekend because the weekend players just are plain better? The skill level increases so dramatically that the middle week players can't cope..? That people start losing because the playerbase gets worse during weekends seems strange. [edited]

I came here wondering what Flamu had to say on the subject

If you want it more realistic, you'd have to lower the accuracy when ships are detected by radar/sonar and shot in smoke, and bb-accuracy at long range, etc. ..but I doubt it's fairness or realism you're really seeking here.

I wish I could take advantage of those premium hours to boost my WR, but I'm at work all day and have to get my sleep

How do these hours affect your WR?

Well, tier probably could affect your WR somewhat.

I can play on high on my 7 year old PC. It must be very well optimized Looks good too. I wouldn't mind a graphics overhaul though. Could use a reason to upgrade. Otoh, it's good enough as it is.. ...might be nice in VR..

I guess you could do it if you had a couple of omni friends who didn't mind someone piggy backing in a division. Otherwise, not likely.

Bb are too slow. I lose patience, move into caps like a dd and die burning and flooding.

The youtube videos you post are purely educational or is that also a e-willy waving in the wind?

Maybe switch tiers, class or ship? Higher tiers are tougher, some ships are worse.

What if cvs overall survivability - health and armour - were buffed a great deal, but the range (time in the air) of the planes was limited. Cvs would have to stay with the rest of the fleet, move around more actively, but be more efficient in a more limited sphere? Less of cvs engaging each other and a bit more potent drops within the sphere of influence.

I don't know about sanctions, I mean the only sanction that I know of is chatban for misbehaviour in chat, the other reports are ineffective when it comes to sanctions. I only argued that multiple reports do have an effect beyond the first report.

Why? You believe that your Karma doesn't drop 7 points if one person reports you 7 times? It is cheaper than therapy too, no citation for that either.

Yes it does. ...and it's cheaper to bury our insecurities than spending hours in therapy.