Migantium_Mashum

@ColonelPete Fair enough thanks.

I would bring my Yugumo as a DD.. I would use my Missouri as a BB and as I am not a Cruiser man I wouldn't have a clue for that group.

When you haven't got shoulders big enough to carry the whole team.... But what a game together with the Roon we defended our area well accounting for 50% of the enemy strength.. just a shame that a wayward torpedo paints me pink.. hitting the Roon, my support, neither of us know how but there you go... no video unfortunately. At the end the Reds are slamming their CV for not finding that pesky Yugumo.... I just didn't have the time to knock out the Lion but 15 more seconds my torpedoes would have had him and maybe Yorck who was also beside him...

You don't need to see the stats for any game, If you are aware of everything on the map you can see where your allies are and what they are doing. If an ally is spotting and using F3 to identify the primary targets a switched on team will win. I have received messages in port complimenting my game play when I have done just that and have complimented others for playing a team game when they do likewise. ---------------------------------------------------------- @AmiralPotato I agree but we aren't there yet...

When I first played Musashi I fired a blind shot at where I thought the enemy would spawn and received a marker for 3 hits and 1 citadel... for about 5 minutes of the game a red team player, probably the poor guy who got hit, kept telling our team we have a cheater in it.. ------------------------------------------ @dbSham there isn't one player in the early days of their play who hasn't thought that an enemy action is a cheat or a hack.. myself included. As others have said you need to understand line of sight and positional factors in game, if one enemy ship can see you then all can shoot you. You were spotted by the enemy ship at 10.7km and so the Atlanta has a real easy time. Different ships have different trajectory's and so some Cruisers can sit safely behind the islands and burn you... ships with greater reload speeds burn your ship faster. The Atlanta could fire on you in safety and as you were open and alone you became the primary target. The fact that you have come to the forum to ask advice from the more experienced members of the game means although you thought it was a cheat you were not sure.. At Tier 5 you're still learning.. I would recommend that if you have some free time research the ships that are within you range of play and eventually as you move up the tiers if you do this repeatedly you will be better able to outwit your opponent because you will have an idea of their capabilities.. Never be afraid to ask a question, there probably isn't a member here who would not also answer direct questions regarding game play and so you can always send a message to someone or ask via the forum post board... absorb the information and choose which is the right play style for you: Aggressive, Passive, Strategic, Supporting... And finally, I am sure all forum members would concur with this, welcome to the WOW's club...

You ain't castrating me in no row boat..that's for sure..

Mainly simple stuff but got a nice 50 x 300% fxp flags..

No, I had to try 3 times copy and paste.

As will me thank you..

That's about as clear as it could be... "I don't care to try harder or play better, set the enemy ships to my level of gameplay."

I absolutely agree but by continually dumbing down the game this game will eventually appeal to only morons... WG need to keep ships like this because people have to think..hell they may even get used to thinking who knows..

To the OP. I am a DD player. T8-T10 I have Kagero, Yugumo, Shimakaze, Kitakaze, Benson, Kidd, Gearing, Cossack, Lightning, Z-46. Z-52. All of these will likely face the Haragumo.. I perhaps have done something that you have not, I have taken the time to "Learn" the strengths of my adversary.. So with my Coffee(s), love my Coffee, I research the capabilities of potential opponents... I go out in my DD's... I see the Haragumo and I think... I can spot him easily enough as he has poor concealment compared to me... I know he has hard hitting guns so I don't want a 1v1 challenge, I know he has torpedoes and TRB so I will always stay bow on and keep moving... I know my torpedoes can hurt him so there's a +... I know Haragumo moves like a brick so there's a +.. I know the best way to kill a Haragumo is to keep him spotted for the big guns to kill or keep moving him with torpedoes so he is constantly watching for them and so is not butchering the team.. so there is another +... Haragumo, is a tough opponent but lacks on the vitals, it can be killed... If, as you seem to suggest, you remove all the challenges of the game you may as well play MineCraft... Know your enemy and you will have greater success.. and that is a lesson I have learned by listening to others... To date I have killed or contributed to killing Haragumo many times in my DD's just by playing smart...

Guys I have only 3 more Tier X ships to grind for the LU.. Z-52, Minotaur & Worcester... Are they worth the time?

Wasn't paying much attention to your post tbh.. only on my 4th Coffee not awake yet.

@Shaka_D Legendary Upgrade.

Not everyone here can boast at being a great player, myself included, but I am improving and when I get a good result that for me is an achievement I think post.. The same can apply for you or anyone else.. In my opinion, there is no such thing as a horrible player my friend, we are all players, we play this game because we enjoy it and who knows 12 months down the line either one of us or in fact anyone posting here could become a super unicum player.. As we cannot sit in on the games of others, unless they post a replay/video of the game, we cannot tell how the score was obtained so we have to take the posters word for it... Perhaps there are some that have farmed but usually you can see those straight from the start if the poster was in an active game or passive....Yes RNG comes into play but that is the same for all, but RNG aside, unless co-op, we are all individuals pitting our wits against others.. we make mistakes but ultimately we are controlling a ship apiece. If you have become disheartened I would say take a break for a week and come back afresh.. I do understand your point about the Yamato like you would look at that and say as you have yourself.

To the person posting they are an achievement to others who have greater skill they are merely average. If you have some guy in lower tier games coming through then of course average will be amazing to the poster and will drive him along for his rise in tiers. It is down to the poster, I would say that if the poster feels it's an achievement then that is what it is and it hurts nobody so what's the harm? Perhaps, you should begin an independent thread for your own results so that we can see your level of performance? And this is the title of the topic.. emphasis on "Your" What Were Your Greatest Gaming Achievements Today ?

I think most of my battles are DD's and I am not far from my Jutland and if you like the Cossack you should enjoy Lightning... She gives even T10 players a run for their money. From T8 IJN (Kagero) gets to be fun especially with 5.4km concealment and TRB (Torpedo Reload Booster) I am still at T6 for Russian DD's and perhaps will finish the grind later.. but not too fussed tbh now. I still do very well in my Gearing especially with the LU equipped.. 5.6km concealment is nothing to be sniffed at... and the torpedoes are still powerful, if you're brave enough to go as close at 6km to 6.5km you never miss with them.

@Verdius 1. Germany still could have won the war in 1942 but for the fact Britain remained undefeated and the USA was now an enemy. 2. I have to concede this point, which surprised me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto's_sleeping_giant_quote 3. I knew a few Australians who respected the tenacity of the Japanese in combat but yes reviled their cruelty. 4. The UK radar chains were so badly damaged, so with the southern airfields being bombed daily fighter squadrons had to operate from further afield. I knew an RAF pilot who came from Nottingham from 1989 until his death in 1993 and one day when I was talking about the Battle of Britain whilst a little drunk he stated that if the Germans had not switched from the bombing of our radar and airfields the south of England would have been defenceless within 3 weeks.. The loss of the southern defences he said would have resulted in capitulation. 5. Was never taught about Rommel building death camps so concede 6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass This is one example. The same happened in Italy, France, Huertgen Forest, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hürtgen_Forest, the Siegfried line and the Battle of the bulge... It was material superiority that was the deciding factor for as I said 1v1 the Germans were better trained, better led. It wasn't only the Germans who committed atrocities against civilians the allies had there fair share too one example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II

@aboomination @PisiReis don't you get the four kill squid? Have WG removed it? @DFens_666 Cossack is a good little DD and with performances like that you should perhaps consider another line. You never know you may be a natural.

Taking defeat and exchanging it for a victory...

OP, I welcome you to the DD club.. You have already had so much good advice from the other members of the forum that there is not much for me to add.. unlike you I came to the forum for advice late.. but benefited greatly from the other members here like you will. My advice: 1. Learn enemy radar or hydro capabilities, they will get you killed fast if you don't. 2. Be careful with your torpedoes for if they can destroy an enemy they can also destroy your allies. 3. Never enter a situation because the team demands you do it. It is your ship and you must weigh up for yourself whether you have a chance of succeeding. 4. Always ensure that when you begin your action, capping, spotting or attacking you know exactly how you're going to escape should you be countered. 5. Always be prepared to run away from a bad situation, for in running you can regroup and attack again.. you're still alive. 6. When firing torpedoes you have a grey target line and you will need to learn how to judge a target speed against the speed of your torpedoes.. the grey target line is useful only for stationary targets.. 7. Never sit stationary or broadside in smoke unless you know for certain there is no DD or torpedo equipped Cruiser near you. In smoke you cannot spot for the team. 8. Use flags if you have them.. Many DD players will have different skill sets for different ships and as you go along the lines you will develop a sense of which work best for each DD. Don't be afraid to keep asking questions.

Japan lost simply because it was a small Empire nation taking on the USA.. Also, because they failed to knock out the aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbour they were always destined to lose eventually... The attack at Pearl Harbour also indirectly resulted in Germany's defeat.. Yamamoto was a strategist ahead of his time, as well as being a realist, which was why the Americans took the opportunity of shooting him down when the chance presented itself. He always said that he feared that by attacking Pearl Harbour and not securing a decisive victory there they had roused a sleeping Bear and filled it with a deadly resolve... Japanese soldiers however were fierce and despite the propaganda they were respected by their adversaries on the field. Answering a comment on Germany.. Germany first lost the War at Dunkirk when Hitler halted the tanks to allow the Luftwaffe to gain some kudos..imagine if the tanks had raced to the beach and captured the whole BEF and French forces... Her second failure in 1940 was in the battle of Britain, changing targets from the radar and airfields, because of a single raid on Berlin, to target the cities, when Britain was at best 3 weeks from capitulation.. The final and most insane failure was in 1941 when inexplicably Germany declared war on the USA after Pearl Harbour.. The Tripartite pact and Japanese aggression sealed it for the Germans... Rommel was a General of the new order but carried the values of the old school and as he was too a great strategist, which was proved many times especially in Tunisia, many POW's owed him their lives because he refused to kill out of hand captured Commandos and did his best to follow the Geneva code even overruling subordinates who had less moral scruples. German soldiers in 1v1 situations were always better trained than the allied soldiers at least until the end of 1943 when the losses of men and material began to have a drastic affect on their performance.

Sterling performance in my Gearing with an Izumo for extra muscle........13 minutes in to the game we are winning... victory is ours... But, wait, you don't want to kill a spotted DM with 4k hp nor the Minotaur.. I F3 for all I am worth "Target Des Moines".. I chat "Kill the damn radar Cruiser ffs!!!"....Des Moines fires up his radar perhaps not believing he is still alive.....Oh well there goes Yugomo and Asashio B all lit courtesy of DM radar services... radar hmmm.. and now Minotaur comes in and claims the other Yugumo. Now we are losing...we have lost...

I purchased both standard and +B last week and they are now my preferred DD.. Even with the DST limitations they are tough as old bricks and their torpedoes really do sting..