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I got Druid as my 3rd RB ship, even before the Ohio, and I still play her regularly. I find her weaker than Daring, but also more fun to play because of her uniqueness. FWIW, this is my build: The 4-point skill is the most debatable: CE still makes sense, but some DDs outspot you so much you'll feel blind without RPF to hone in on them I take range because it allows me to farm from a safer distance while in the open or, if I smoke up, to still hit BBs and cruisers in the second line if the first-line DD disappears. better players than me might even go all-in for DPM, like the excellent @MalteseKnight_ did in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG2cbNrHS18

Honestly, it's hard to even notice her AA is better than Daring's, and I don't believe they even bothered mentioning in the ship description.

You're late to the funeral

Daring's one looks almost too good: just with the -5% concealment it would've been fine imho, but the torp bonus would be the clincher. I'd also be pleased with buffs to Z-52's and Kléber's. The nerfs to the Henri's would be barely noticeable.

It might not be the fastest way, but reaching Rank #1 gives another 200 steel.

Got Sa Zhenbing, got the YY's UU and took them out for a spin. 1st game my team was uncooperative, 2nd one things went smoothly Now I need to find a home for the previous 21-pointer: Gadjah, maybe? And a mild carry in the Iwami, which I hadn't played in a while...

It sounds pretty absurd already, but interestingly enough I've never come across one... UU Gearing? Yes. UU Kléber? Once, plus I used to play it. UU Harugumo? I divisioned with one a few times. UU Henri? I have it and love it. But UU Mino? I think I would've noticed, but nope

Colbert, Druid, Mino, Smolensk, Friesland, F. Sherman, Harugumo, Jinan, Marceau & Smaland (though it's harder for these two, as they can't smoke up to farm in peace). Austin is also respectable, if you get to use the booster a few times. Nevsky too, because she can keep up the brrrrt even at long range.

@HMS_Kilinowski, fortunately not on my flank

Playing Tier 8 be like...

Good ole Benson

The diagnostic power of the early "A+B" line are unmatched!

Yup, great news for professional yoloers!

Tried it on St Vincent. They didn't do anything

Yes, that would be clearer. It's a skill for the late game, mostly: when there are only 4-5 ships left on each team it's pretty common to be 2v2, 3v2, 2v3 on this side of the map, and then the skill will easily activate. Imho it's more helpful for large cruisers, as they need the extra accuracy a bit more than an HE spammer, especially to hit citadels. It's also useful in Brawls, particularly 1v1 ofc.

Interestingly, when a couple of years ago some player asked how to stop getting Dev Struck in his Trento, and I suggested he take that skill, some other user, since disappeared from the forum, castigated me for "ruining that guy's captain build", even though he had a 10-pointer and we were about to enjoy a free reset in the infamous rework. That's just to say that some people consider IFA beneath them, but I still take it religiously on every cruiser after over 9000 games.

363 ships and one free slot But in principle yes, we should be allowed to sell them, say for 150 dubs (half the standard price).

I mean...those are strong, but I'm not sure they would've performed better for me than Vampire, Abruzzi, Helena, Marblehead or even Mutsu in the last Bronze. I used to think the Haida was OP for the mode, and then I played the Mahan with IFHE...

@arquata2019_, who got Dev Struck like a pleb but basically got my same xp in half the time

When the stars align: AA-Moskva (standard captain, but Def AA + coal module and AA in slot #6) vs a Malta with all the wrong priorities

You were playing premium ships and the first match alone gave enough xp for all three daily containers. Unless there was some mission for ship xp (but it's usually base xp, so I doubt it), that 52k you got from the second Mainz game was wasted: it doesn't contribute to cpt. xp anymore. Just FYI.

45 21-pointers, I believe: all the Tier 10s are covered except Des Moines, Zao, Yodo, Hakuryu, Delny, Kremlin, Nakhimov, Preussen, Hindenburg and Goliath. Recently got Auboyneau, still missing Lutjens and of course the Pan Asian one

I think it's fine. Most of my -1s surely come from my (still too common) early-game blunders, or being snarky in chat at any point. So I can't really complain. Ok the other hand, it's nice to get a +1 in most carries, or just most wins with nice teamwork, and +3 or more for the rare, clutch play near the end.

I would've gotten her anyway, given I have all other RB ships already (and several modules), but it's the classic fly in one's ointment. CLs are very exposed to citadel damage with their usual paper armor. Sitting in smoke leads to blindfires and being spammed with torps, meaning more citadel damage sooner or later. Mino, Colbert, Jinan, Austin, Plymouth all have much better heals: you take a torp/citadel, you can use a full charge, basically. Hector, by comparison, is just unforgiving: if you make a mistake it's almost like you don't have heals at all. And respeccing my Perth captain into SI has been a costly mistake

My last two Venezia games: something nice to pick me up between getting Dev Struck in Takahashi/Yodo