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I would still have to transfer between ships though. This all costs commander XP. If I use a 19pt commander I earn free commander XP having spent a bit more to transfer between ships. This is more useful than having more captains as I have many spare 10pt captains.

Yes, swapping commanders. true I could have used some 10 pointers but I would still have to retrain them to the next ship. Did you already have one commander per ship?

Special talents Manual fire secondary decreases dispersion by 80% rather than 60%. AFT increases secondary range by 35% rather than 20%. it could happen...

Had a good game in the Smolensk today. I took many salvos from a republique by turning fully broadside. In that position you fear only Conquerors and HE flinging battleships. Very silly. Heavy cruisers are a big threat though, as they should be.

Did you happen to have someone in chat telling you ‘Don’t brawl with the Jean Bart!’ I think I saw this!

I do wish Wargaming would give us the hitpoints of these modules and of the bow stern and superstructure. Unfortunately, they don't. German turrets are usually quite sturdy but with 283mm Scharnhorst guns might be more vulnerable.

Happens a lot to the french 380s. I once saw a very sad sight of a Jean Bart with both turrets destroyed.

In the proposed IFHE and plating changes Wargaming floated the idea of halving fire chance of ships using IFHE. I think this would be a positive change.

Wargaming did mention buffing German battleships in a stream. I hope a u buff they give is mild. Germans have lost their ‘thing’ as brawlers to the Russian battleships. The Russians can push and brawl better than the Germans. They also function well at range. A nerf to the Russians might make people feel better about the Germans.

I haven't seen any 'whining' yet. I do not like 'must have' skills, in light cruisers that is exactly what IFHE is. I would like to see variety in builds. My proposition is that people can make a choice between being a fire starter or damage dealer with advantages and disadvantages to each build. The skill could easily be moved to tier 3 as it's downsides become more pronounced and players will choose between that and demolition expert for their first 3 point skill. So could see a Cleveland that can deal lots of direct damage but has a 6% fire chance or one who damages only superstructure but has a 14% fire chance. I expect most would still choose IFHE even if it is changed in this way. It would also help give heavy cruisers their place back.

Since the Russians come out I’ve really noticed how much easier it is to damage the Germans. Mostly due to he huge superstructure.

I did one but doubled up with freeXP. I enjoyed the grind as it was a good line but the time and cost in freeXP credits and commander XP is severe. I’m tempted to change all my points go freeXP and never do it again.

The smoke, hydro and fast reload torps are too good to pass up. Trying to play it as a long range gunboat would be underwhelming and far less useful for the team. I aim to use AP as much as possible, 12km is perfect.

I’m very good at pushing them timing the retreat to be just as my team decides to push in so I miss all the action.

They can be citadelled at close range while angled. Kurfurst seems to take citadels from long range when broadside under the A turret. I got a Tirpitz in the same place with the Kronstadt at 18km. It’s not like the Americans with guaranteed citadels in certain places. With the Germans you don’t aim for it as it’s inconsistent. I still struggle to citadel french battleships as a battleship. I think the only time I citadelled one was with a Roon at 16km.

I really must take my Conquerer out to find those juicy smolensk citadels!

And Wargaming says: “Yes, ok, all XP is now freeXP. Also, freeXP ships will now cost 20,000,000 freeXP. They would probably increase the XP required to unlock all ships. The earning potential has a direct relationship with price. In this situation there is no cost price to think about so items are priced according to what Wargaming want to see in game. This sounds similar to UBI and would cause inflation among all things available for freeXP.

If you are really struggling with the FDG take a break and come back later, try a different line. GK is worth it: Lots more hit points 50% more guns Slightly better secondaries Mine is currently the IFHE secondary build but I'm seriously considering swapping IFHE for Fire prevention. A years premium time is usually half price at Christmas and will make the grind a lot faster. With premium, good camo (new year streamer) and some flags I can knock out a tier 9 to 10 grind in 20-25 battles.

How long does the coupon last? With 200 battles I’d hate for you to buy a high tier ship and hate it. doubloons or premium time is probably best as you can still choose what to grind. If you want to spend a large amount you should buy doubloons. There are lots of great ships in the armour available for doubloons. You can also buy premium tune with doubloons. Of you really want a premium you could by the Massachusetts which is very strong. Or else wait for the black ships coming soon. They have a great camo and last year had 30% off.

What I would like to know is how engine boost effects initial engine acceleration. With my Jean Bart and Georgia it has a massive effect. I’d like to know what stat is altered to cause this as it is not mentioned in the engine boost tooltip.

I also ignore the mini map clicking. In most cases the intention is not clear.

This might help you choose:

Engines get to full power 50% faster but don’t get to full speed 50% faster. If on a ship where you will use smoke a lot or camp around islands I would choose accerleration. For any other cruiser or destroyer I would take rudder shift.

One thing I have found recently is that super cruiser guns citadel the Smolensk quite easily.

Don’t get too excited. All secondary ships benefit but it often isn’t worth 4 points. It doesn’t help against all these Russian battleships so I’m thinking of taking it from even my GK to equip either concealment expert or fire prevention.