OldPappy

Aki is good at kiting. Pick bbs that are otherwise engaged and turn and kite before starting to shoot. A dd kiting away is a hard target for a bb at over 10km. Aki also have good aa with dual purpose main guns. I would suggest takibg the aa mod in slot 3. With the 9.2 patch coming it will be a good investment. Cvs will be more balanced and you have a hope against t8 cvs. Of course against t10 and any good cv player you are toast no matter what you do if they decide so.

It will be in update 9.1. Exact date is not fixed yet, I think, but in line with their normal schedule I would venture a guess at 13:th of feb or maybe 20:th. Chased the Zao myself.

I quick researched Zao in order to secure the LM before 9.1 update. I played Mogami to get xp and premiums to get credits and free xp. Then i could in about 2-3 weeks time freexp Zao and buy her. I have Ibuki researched of course but will buy her when i can afford. So you can do the same. This playing will get you resource containers to add to your coal and you should be able to get JB and Smolensk within 2 months. Play all ranked that comes along to get steel and coal. Maybe you also have a coupon giving you 25% discount? The daily missions gives you 400 to 1000 coal per day as well. I am by no means a great player, only average at best. Good luck and happy huntings!

I agree. I play only this game right niw as its more fun than any other game I tried. Yes it has flaws. But every time it has been claimed and flamed as unplayable and broken most people adopt adapt and moves on (I am hesitant to use: improve!!) The radars. The RN he bbs The cv rework and many others. Yes I too find it annoying being powerless in a dd vs cv. But 1 cv per side adds to the veriety of play and how you adopt to the match. 2 cvs is hard though!! Radars you have learned to live with. Keep track of them and avoid their range etc. But I also hope that WG takes into account that the player base in Wows have en higher average age who enjoyes a slower, strategic/tactical naval warfare game where you have to learn and study your opponents and take your time. Too many gimmicks and faster playstyle will ruin the - despite everything - still enjoyable mood and style of the game.

This guy is very good at breaking down the pros and cons of the ship he plays. What he is doing and why. Very hands down useful tips and tactics. He recently made this with the blyska. I like the ship even though its hard to play in the current line ups.

Now if I have understood this correctly, the current legendary moduls will not be available from upgrade 9.1. The ones you are already grinding will be possible to keep grinding until the end of the year. Correct? So, if I want to ensure I get the module for Zao, I should get her asap and secure the grind?

Double cv matches in a dd! when my load-in is slow and I enter the game 2-3 minutes late having some lard assed idiot in my team shooting me for not playing the game! (This is a guy who instead of trying to play himself stays behind - on his own free will!!! - to shoot a teammate for 3 minutes while flaming that I am costing him the win!?!?! Go figure what world his mind functions in..... When its a rofflestomp either way. Cyclones!!! Hate cyclones!!!! My coffee getting cold while playing! Hurting my fist on a wall after a perticularly bad game!😬😂

I dont have Georgia or Thunderer, only Jean Bart. But that ship is dead fun! Very entertaining even though I am a poor bb driver!😊

Free xp:ed, bought and played!😊 I did not buy the Ibuki yet but i will as i liked it very much in pts. Played 1 game in Zao last night before bedtime. Great ship!!! Like a super Mogami which I had a lot if fun with!

Thank you!😊👍🏻

So basically with one cv you can just prey he leaves you alone. With 2 cvs you might as well ”take the pink” and move on, not waisting your time with that game? It is a sad state of affairs.

Ranked out in about 67 battles with a wr of 53%. Mainly in Hipper and Edinburgh but I also used Lightning Bismarck some and actually tried all my t8 skips. A fun mode! Loved it. Met 4 tirpitz and won 2 times in cruisers. I suspect they were overconfident. Met only 2 cvs. Lost one and won one but only due to the other guy’s mistakes.

For just farming damage and kills in coop I find Nicholas and Podvoisky very very good. The Nicholas picks bot bbs apart with the classic sailing between move. Its an awesome damage machine in smoke vs thin skinned cl/ca of tier 5-6. Podvoisky is fun gunboat with 360 degrees guns and fast close range torps. Faragut is nearly as good in t6 as a gunboat.

A thing of pure beauty! Very quick reaction when you saw them! Applause!!!!

Tachibana Lima is fun. Also Kuma and Phoenix. And I love Bogatyr, Varyag and St.Luis. Russian dds are of course also a laugh!

To my surprise my most effective ship thus far is Edinburgh. I even beat a Tirpitz in close combat. I met only 2 cvs. 1 Enterprise who blasted me to bits in no time, and a Lexington who stupidly wandered into cap while sending torpedo bombers that Edingburgh easily can avoid. But mostly I met dds and it doesnt matter what kind. With radar equiped they stand no chance. 3 salvos and they are gone. I thought I would do best in Hipper wich was excellent in PTS. But 9 losses and 1 win says otherwise. But this is a very fun mode! I really like it and hope it will be for various tiers in the future.

I thought the ranked 1v1 was in 8.11.1. But I still have 8.11.0 (and some odd numbers after that.) But everything works fine.. I am just a bit curious if I have gotten this wrong?

Thank you good sir! feels good not to be alone!😊👍🏻

Best all round ship I found in PTS was Hipper. Good guns. Great hydro. Fighter. Torps. Good against bbs, dds and other cruisers. Second best was Charles Martel for the same reasons. Against a cv its hard! Against dds very good. Get into cap and he has to come to you. Against bbs get close and personal and torp. Against cruisers few cl/ca can take on a Hipper 1v1 with success.

Same here. All worked but the first. No idea what I got but its good whatever! Thank you very much!

My only aims in this is the snowflakes and possibly get the Gorizio in order the other ships in the combat missions. I dont have the time normally to make the usual grinds and this PR grind is simply absurd. The individual wins for each mission arent even worth it. I already have the Alaska which they say is actually better..? And in noone of the parallell universes I might exist in will I spend 24000 dubloons for a meesley speed-up of the build!

Yes! Good idea. The Calledon and Danae are some fun ships, but sadly not eorth keeping with the constant slot shortage!

Only 3 sofar... DM, Mino and Gearing. Working on Hindenburg and Daring.

The thing that gets me is that I cannot really figure out if this is for real or a joke to get people worked up. If it’s the latter: good one mate and well done! If it’s the former......😬😬😬😬🥶🥶🥶🥶

We all know that the basic, simple problem with cvs is their infinite number of planes. It is that simple imho. With limited number of planes everything would fall into place. Then you would have to actually give your actions some thought while in a cv.