Butterdoll

Quantity of players base it's one of the reasons

I did my t5 battles before the new MM.I only fought with my Konisberg recently against t7s. I didn't find the MM between tiers very unbalanced but the problem comes for the ships themselves. T5 it's a transition level regarding technological advances (broadsiding vs guns mount in turrets, etc). In t6s those changes are consolidated and improved upon and they are must more capable ships overall, than t5s. At least this is my take on it. In fact, I think t6 ships are the best to now (where I am) I have much more confidence in them than on my t7 ships. (with an exception or two). I am not more up tier and I could be, because they simply don't convince me. While with one's are my workhorses, the backbone, with the others I feel the need to improve them and their captains, before I can release them in random battles. I don't know if this makes sense to you. Plus the t7 and t8 ships that I had sunk already with t6s, some of them sunk in brawling fights, the first one t8 I remember was an Akatsuki, I didn't find him, he found me, he jumped me, at first I thought that it was a Benson, than a cruiser. After the brawl I was spent, no more combat effective, clearly not a BB but made as many damage as one. Only at the end I saw what I had caught, a dd. Maybe my t7 insecurity it's related by the fact that I sunk all the same ships I got in my port and more But I'm a little baffled when I see Flamu and other forum users calling t7 the sweet spot because t6 suffers from unfavourable MM. " I can't recommend any t6 right now because of the MM" Well, it's not that unfavourable. GC it's an entire different ball game, it's a juggernaut, I've seen them doing exactly that, he's a wolf in a sheep clothing, handle with extreme caution.

Nah, t6 MM is not that bad. T5 Have it worst and t8 ships (from what I eared have it the worst, poor bastards). I don't know why but before t6 fought a lot more Tirpitz/Bismarks than know. Know it's more dynamic, more diverse. When down tiered and specially in strange map nothing cheer me more than a Bismark or a Tirpitz, everything comes into place. a person goes from hesitant to fully action stations, I can't explain why. The hardest thou, it's the dds, they are tougher than nails, tougher than t6 cruisers, they can brawl you, they can use AP on you, as if they were cruisers themselves. You can sink them, but essentially you got to face them as if you were facing a cruiser. @_Caution_BraincellNr2 Maybe the best course of action is to maintain yourself in the pack, stay low, with an eye on the big guns, and looking for ships that are already committed with something else. I've been in t7 battles against t9s where they were too cautious I found it very strange, very campy to my taste but perhaps those particular ones were shell shocked? Either way, (I learned this with the Konisberg), that backwards little sparrow did fine as long you didn't have to held a flank or muscle with other ship or be the main focus. When one or more than one of this scenarios happens you are just an spectator of your own demised or defeat. I don't know about t8, but t6 have ships that can take care of ships 1,2 tiers above. Be happy if you manage to get your "pound of meat".

Man, I just want to finish a collection, the last one I got was Dunkirk. I'm not interested in another captain or any of the French bbs. At least for now, I don't understand yet where they will be. perhaps IJN clone ones? Not tanky but accurate? I don't know. I've got the French line and I'm gridding it and in that time (Dunkirk) the French captain was very Handy (servicing in Algerie at the moment) Got the Dunkirk flag and a lot of fun and frustrations too with that mission. One by product of that Mission was old chap Jack, he is still in the office, I simply don't have any job for him yet. So, I'm not in need of captains.

I can imagine now. A bb goes sailing around quite happily the torps are spotted. everyone to the bb guy. Turn, Forester, turn.

thank you sorry?

1. operations only. All the others, I sold them (Emden and smith) Oh, I also got the vampire, but it's still in port. and also got the huanghe recently. so, makes it 3. After all. But the silver ships are the backbone and the working horse of my fleet.

I think I received this a couple of days ago. But what does it says? the only thing I can make of it it's Discord. That it's a clan thing .to speak with each other? But what it does? where can i get it? How can i get it?

If that's the problem, it's fine. My first contact with WG was through Warships, WOT I find a little daft didn't really click for me. (gameplay, graphics, etc are kind of hem.) Warships it's so much better in comparison to WOT, at least for me. Warplanes, well, I don't really understand the game, very confusion to my likings, with much going on in the same cap. If only it was more like Aces over Europe/Aces over Pacific. Arena it's ok and fun, but it's a far cry from the original, if you are used to battle formations, battle lines, etc, Arena it's more like a pitched battle with no order whatsoever. So Warships all the way, and besides I'm too far in it now to go for another at the same level of commitment.

You know, that probably could be bad spotting. It's not intended to you should thing, but "forget" a ship, generally it's not a good idea, I force myself not to, it's a good idea to shadow it. But should, could, would... for that I'm just saying. One BB at a time, takes long but it's doable, better yet if the team give us time. But most of the times it's a collection of things that gets you in the end not a bb or five. Algerie, l like Algerie, it's a good ship, but not great to go head on against a BB. Something of fire map (when I see that map I know I'm for a crap voyage, I'm not familiarized with it and I'm down tier) So I started shy, supporting the left flank, well the battle was going on and I noticed that the right flank let one red Tirpitz through, he was sailing straight ahead for our cv , so I told our cv to start moving and went for it. (I know Tirpitz, practically the only thing I was familiarized with in that battle ) As I was passing the cv, a red dd showed up standing there, initially I though that was a bonus but after three salvos he was still standing there, and I had to start kitting against the Tirpitz before he could pass the island and I couldn't have my "trousers" down (broadside). So I kitted against the two of them. Our cv didn't help (instead of running he just went around the island. Then a green Roma appeared I turned back around to support him against the Tirpitz. The problem with this one was not bbs was a dd that I would be better of if it was a cruiser. I was gunned down by a [edited]dd. (could be a t8 dd but it's still a [edited]dd) But at that time I couldn't do much because I had my hands full. I can say I "forgot" a ship, which I didn't but the I guess I over evaluate the situation and my ship. A bb don't have a chance against cruisers (2 or 3). But we are not able to do that because, they are as many bbs as they are cruisers, perhaps even more in some matches I was the only one, or there are 2 or 3 cruisers at the most. It's still doable, thou, but you need time to do it, and time many, many times you simple don't have. p.s.- @piritskenyer you can like this also.

ok, guess the store was still open

Please, someone go buy some seeds or whatever they eat.

Well two days ago, I resumed my grind in German cruisers t5 because I was looking recently at the 27mm bow armour of some of them. But until now I didn't find anything special, but that doesn't differs so much of all the other lines. the t5 one it's like a little sparrow pecking here and there and that's all fine by me when you are supporting but when it's needed a little muscle, well, better not count with it. Specially when down tier. Provides funny moments and a change of pace, thou. So, I just free xp 19 k into the t6 that will be the same thing. (and yes, I did see the videos and read what was wrote about them) York and Hipper? Would I like them? It is worth it? On paper they seem ok to me, but perhaps I'm comparing them to t6s.

credits, bah. once i got almost bankrupt, with the Halloween op, I played it exclusive for three weeks just to farm on captain's free xp. And in the near future I will be the second time (I'm working to pass all my cruisers to t8 all at the same time plus my BB). Meanwhile I've got sufficient credits to buy and upgrade the Yamato. My masts are almost every time naked and only one of my ships sails with premium consumables (for now). Camos? please, a lot of them are ugly. And recently came to my understanding (through one of the colections^) that the brilliant idea of captain's skills are from the player base. So, not a plain field. But not playing in a plain field has it's up side too.

But then again if one's don't shoot down every red cv's planes it isn't a clear sky.

Yes, to me too. But if you click on the energy bar, the icon appears on top of the selected ship. Hope you don't mind taking advice of an non CBT player. AHAHAHAH.

Oh, I almost forgot. My newest record, guess where was forged? In a victory? I wish. In a land slide defeat, I was the last one to survived but all the red fleet collapsed upon me. If only my team held for longer...

Well, my first impression on the burger T6. It's got more meat than the little sparrow (t5). I don't know why but I'm getting 3k salvos on bbs with AP, not bad at all. overall it's mix feelings. Because turns out that the stock burger have the same rudder speed that my gneise. Let's see. Oh, I'm still adapting to that backwards philosophy. yeah, Hindenburg... brawl...

You see, there's always a silver lining to everything. Calm down. First in those situations, you can say to you I'm out of this train, go to port I go back in again, that might help you refresh your mind set. a new team clean team. (it works for me even if the next battle it's a brand new defeat.) Second, you seem to me that you might need a break, stop for a few hours. It's what I'm doing right now. third, if you are starting to swear and be raged up, it's your tip to stop for today. Fourth be able to laugh at yourself and of whatever situation. i'll give you an example. I was in my t5 german cruiser in two brothers, down tiered (against t7s), right flank. The left flank was achieving nothing and all my flank started camping, only me was trying to push in that little backwards sparrow, that all situation made me laugh to the point of having tears. (non sense humour) Yeah we lose badly, but I had some fun. And I was able to take 50ish k with me. So was just another battle. Do what you can, what works for you. Just don't blow your "!head gasket" over it. You might be a victim of the WG's Robin Hood. that is all. Sooner or Later Robin Hood will steel for you. No, but makes you feel better, thou, especially if you are a stats numb nuts fanatic.

That it's true. The Ninja thing...sometimes. But I prefer incoming fire alert. Priority target only shows you a number, that info is already on the minimap and in front of your eyes, if you see the enemy, the enemy sees you. Most of the times, the detected sign plus the incoming sign are sufficient. Let's say you are shooting against something and you are not fully broadside (you are being detected) keep shooting and you know that more than one ship it's detecting you. As the incoming sign appears you got automatically to turn even zoomed in, you zoom out and you have still time to see the shells coming and make little adjustments. Same as kitting away, you know that with that ship are more ships (let's say 1 more) you are being pursued and supressed you are shooting back and evading the shots, the all shebang. If a third ship comes in ( a dd e.g.) there's not much you can do then if you are not being relieved by reinforcements with either sign. And knowing that 2 or 3 ships are detecting you doesn't help either because of that thing seeing the gun flashes to turn stuff. What happen if you are seeing one of the ships and waiting for that flash and other ship already fired? Or you are seeing in turns all the ships that are detecting you and one of them already fired? What I'm trying to say , the important it's to have visuals of the shells to correct or not one show you a number, the other gives you a tip of when you got to... the rest it's up to you. Both fails past certain range. A time ago when bbs could hide in smoke and shoot there were times when I thought I was about to eat dd rounds but no, were BB rounds .

I didn't assume nothing, I was just trying to help you with your questions/troubles.

Not every ship counts, you have to know what ships are best AA adequate. And you got to know roughly the AA auras, you got to remain closer to ones than anothers. On your way means you were isolated, a easy target. I can give an example. Observe torpedo bombers when they are close to you and make that back and forward movement it's in that moment that torpedoes are away. It's in that back and forward movement that you need to hard turn in (not out) and decrease the knots. That it's for cruisers. In a bb you need to start turning sooner and break sooner. It's up to you to see when you have to. this it's for auto drop, single drop. For Manual drops next thing you are pretty much scuba diving.

You had bad luck. Your phrase it's valid for cruisers, a lot of time cruisers get focus by cv too, HE bombs can make a dent or even send you to the ocean bed when you don't have heals. But making the bombs miss you it's possible, so try to time the turn with the drop. You'll miss ones you will hit anothers. Practice that.

Yes, brawling 1 vs 1 and the best thing you have not to finish the Brawl you can just launch torps to finish it and rejoin the fight quickly. Secondaries are good to put them on fire.(when you miss or don't have torps ready) Plus the main guns. Gneisenau can be devastating at close range. Regarding Scharnhorst I don't know , slightly slower, with smaller calibre, at least for now I don't see the need for it. they are very similar, the main difference it's 9 vs 6 guns. And according to Flamu, a lot of people are struggling to do damage against bbs, so that and Gneise put me off. while one hunts cruisers, the other can go for the BB's jugular. Bismark let's see, my expectations are high (I'm a fun of that ship). And I didn't feel the need for the range upgrade (need it to full upgrade the ship) because I rarely use them at long range (once I got a citadel at 18km, thou) and after I get CE I wont fire them at long range at all. Yes, I like it. Being in both ends of both ships (gneise, scharn, Bismark, Tirpitz) I can tell one thing to OP, they are great to brush aside or push, I prefer supporting one of this, than any other BB, because they make your life so much easier. Well, when you pick the right one. Or give a lot more confidence when pushing or tanking.