MadBadDave

Oh yes totally random alright, thing is can you ever remember a winning streak 2 days in a row 😉, yesterday couldn’t buy a win rofl stomp after Rolf stomp, today were in not for a Nevsky who was petrified to enter a cap (end game), which resulted in the nevsky being solely to blame for a defeat in what should’ve been the 5th win in a row (by less than 10 points), btw I capped c cap, nevsky avoided the red cap, despite the nearest bote being near the map edge, 2 points ; streaks happen all the time, are they random, is Russia an open, honest, passive and peaceful country ?, and 2) wtf was a top Tier T10 doing, obviously caps aren’t important 🤣😂.

For this game, I thought duck it, I'll do as WG staff do (to address game failings) and as the current player base does; sweet fa, I did the least amount and as slow as possible since playing this broken game (2 years), and I still got a kill and didn't finish bottom, the kill was the gearing, which was the 4th highest scoring player out of all 24 players, so question; if I can do as WG and still not end up bottom, how bad are players ?. [edit]

Almost guilty, gun a dd, Torp a bb and then ram a bb (last bot left), perfect hat trick 😉, meanwhile potatoes still going to a and c caps 🤭, everyone knows co ops are run in kick butt and be back in port 5 mins later 😉. And those that go wide on the potato cruise reveal their inexperience. I play more co ops than anything else these days, spuds and MM have killed randoms.

Yes if dd’s aren’t noobs, a lot go from b cap to a and c caps, as do a good amount of other classes , it should be limited to just one DD per Co op battle. The problems with co op Is; auto ram by bots, auto Torp avoidance by bots, pin point accuracy by bots, bots attacking a 3rd line target when first line is <5km away, the problem is the lack of reward as in xp, awards and credits, a kraken in Co op is harder in a bb than randoms , and even getting 5 in a DD is going some, cvs also have very little chance of scoring big. Ironically Co op MM is far better than random MM.

Playing the [edited]Battles, ONCE. [edited]by name and [edited]by nature, who here relishes being top tier in a Tirpitz, not the pretender Massa, and who here enjoys taking out a T6 with no friendly DD, facing a T7 dd & T8 radar. Now add in the biggest problem with the game at the moment; player ability / noobs/ potatoes and you have yet another WG balls up, 2 Vlads most entertaining, with Akat (only DD) spotting, any wonder T7/8's romped it, as per norm very skilful team mates failed to cap, even A cap and died quicker than a lemming stood on a cliff. Me Capped B, kept the right flank, made the 2 vlads move and survived, wow thanks WG that was fun, thats a NO from me. That's my greatest achievement today, learning how crap the [edited]battles are, btw when I am top tier it's enjoyable because it's a RARE event, but as with seal clubbing cv's, it quickly gets tedious, now imagine balti's, tirps and kaga etc vs T6's, another great idea by WG,no wonder the soviet Navy's been so crap for a century !.

Ohh, thanks for the clarification, revisiting a bote is usually like a breath of fresh air, my first T10 was Mino and I had a poor WR, I played other botes including Hindy went back to Mino and now have a good WR, (I used to play smoke radar), but now play radar Mino), Hindys a raider and a bote that can dominate the end game. It’s basically an Uber Eugen (a Swiss Army knife cruiser). But you do need to switch ammo type quite often.

This is why the game is in such a bad state. shouldn't this be in the MM thread mod ?.

Your first ship a T10 cruiser ?. And didn’t know how to play and yet grinded many other T10’s ?. Really ?.

I know it's a complete waste of time but I gotta try; WG PLEASE do something about the skill level within the game, I know it doesn't make money but the noobs, those with an IQ equivalent of pond life and those that just don't care, and yet play , are killing the game. I'm loving my new BB; the North Carolina but team mates are literally sapping the will out of playing, I normally aim for the top daily xp container, but now just go to the 2nd one. I just played 4 games, all loses 1st Game T10 I finished top with the only red kill in the team. 2nd Game T8 I sank a Green DD. Nuff said . 3rd Game T8 finished top and only 1 of 3 to get a kill 4th Game T10 finished 4th with 2 kills. I was sunk once while trying to defend a cap whilst rest of team ran/dissolved. The 4th Game sums up what prompted this; on Ocean we're doing well, however on my flank a troublesome and very well played somers was causing havoc sinking 3 BB's swinging the game, mean while GZ is off attacking a Bourgy at the furthest cap (we held A & B) , which we weren't anywhere near. Had CV boy done his job and at least spotted the DD it would have been a victory, and yet he was RANKED, what's that say about the skill level of Ranked players ?. So Schools maybe back, but the potatoes still play

Anyone else in denial, asking to see Stats, the all too common ROFL STOMP. Yet again the only one to get a kill, game over within what 8 minutes, now I consider myself average, so what does that make 80% of the player base, and 90% of those with high Ranks ?.

I prefer to focus on the game, rather than obsessing over stats, the screenshots from my last game, I'm NOT the issue, total pond life is. If those demanding stats continue, you may get the picture, but I doubt it !. Maybe that's the problem, people worried about WR, PR and stats ?.

I've played a few cv's, didn't like weser but do like Eric Loewenhard, I can see why people say it's better in ops, as it doesn't enjoy being bottom tier due to planes in the attack and on deck, they very quickly run out. If not uptiered it's a good ship, it's fast and I particular like the planes, it would be nice if the Dive bombers had Jericho trumpets, to make the scream as it dives. My other Main CV is Kaga and I actually prefer Eric Loewenhard even though my Kaga's built for stealth (6km torp bomber detection), to a noob Eric's very unforgiving but to a decent cv player (not me), then it can definitely carry. Definitely one for ops though and if WG ever sorts out MM (if you know your T6 is actually playing against T6's).

A lot depends on if you’re considering getting premiums in the future, hipper is good but Eugen is better, Mogami is good but imho Atago is better, the only one I have that isn’t outclassed is Baltimore. She is a great bote BUT needs to hug islands in addition Eugen and Atago are open water cruisers and Balt doesn’t have torps. I’d say Balti in your case but then you have another problem the next bote; Buffalo is widely considered inferior.

Anyone know what the record is for secondary hits ?. I did this in FDG, while playing a co-op, like a lot of people I've had several 500+ secondary hits but to date this is the highest = 643.

WG don’t give a damn about what we think, how many of our constant whinges and bitchings have actually seen any change or improvement, the Cv rework, subs and PR are crystal clear signs from WG, we ask for real ships what do we get fantasy ships, we and the planet know the soviet navy’s done sweet FA for the last century, name one famous naval victory the soviets have fought or a real famous ship and yet in game how many op ships ?, why does Kremlin have better armour than Yammy. Nothing will change I’ll say it again just wait for the laughably balanced soviet CVS. Can you name ONE famous Soviet world war 2 era cv ?, give it a year and they’re will be as many soviet cvs as there is us, ign and RN. it’s definitely P2W, could Odin be completed without dabloons 😉. You only have to look at the new range of German cvs to know where WG have been going and are going from the historical to fantasy.

There is a cv specific thread which the MOD should have stepped in on 🤭. As for the Karma system it’s a joke and is really why there is so much salt and ranting in chat? . Ignore the minus karma’s that’s mainly players you’ve sunk or targeted (school kid mentality). I rant when justified and Mark bad players down but I also compliment and message good players when justified, the whole karma system needs addressing but you’ll still get upset disgruntled players complaining because they were sunk by a better player. Personally other than compliment we should not be allowed to berate or message any red players.

I’ve been saying +/- 1 since Pontius was a pilot, NOTHING is going to change, get used to it, this thread will be closed by a mod because of the dedicated MM thread. BTW just because the ship’s Two tiers higher it doesn’t mean the player is 😉.

And Radar Mino is terrifying to DD’s Division with a Gearing and you’re pretty much untouchable 😉.

I’ve had the T8 prem US BB Alabama for a while and tbh regretted getting her, these days she only sees co-op battles. I recently had chance to rent Massa, bloomin heck I can see why so many love the ship, it’s a lot of fun, and everything bama isn’t. It’s got a shorter range but lands more hits than the slower more frustrating Bama shells. Its because of the rental I decided to grind the tech tree, currently at Colorado which is as slow as a dead sloth but I actually like it, because it is so slow you don’t over extend, and when your shells connect she citadels for fun. So Is the NC essentially a Mix of Bama and Massa, and of the 3 which is the best ?. Having Yammy I’m obviously looking forward to Iowa but find it frustrating that while copious amounts of Mickey Mouse (Fantasy toon ships) op Russian botes are thrust upon us that there is only one Iowa class available to us, unless WG puts Missouri back on general release. A new Belfast is out soon, so can we have a new Iowa class please that doesn’t squish when looked at. Re BBs in general the Iowa class were and still are the very best BBs ever produced, yammy was the biggest and most powerful, the Germans probably the most feared and the brits made the last BB, and yet in game; you know exactly what I’m going to say !!. The Yammy and Kremlin’s armour profiles should be swapped, unless WG drops it’s claim that the game has “any” historical basis.

MM has improved, slightly. However covid and the massive intake of noobs has not helped, ANOTHER WG failing ; noobs/training, As a primarily T8-10 player both issues remain a constant frustration, it’s strange that in a T8 cruiser I spend most of my time against T10’s and yet when I’m playing Yammy Or Gk all I see is T10’s. Roflstomps are far more common now and the usual runs continue, no matter how well you play; 6 wins today, 6 losses tomorrow, RNG and the suddenly unexplained erratic ping rates at critical time’s don’t help. I’ll say it again (for the thousandth time), drop MM to +/- 1. WG could do that quickly and with zero effort, but they won’t. BTW this will be closed by a mod as there’s a dedicated MM thread, as good as that thread does 🤔.

I totally agree, Massa is fun and NC is more workman like, Bama has no role and given the intake of new BBs who’s gonna want to buy her ?. People grinding automatically get the NC and Massa is the first choice premium.

But NC does have higher Sigma, as a consequence my hit rate is higher than with Massa and Bama, Massa’s short range helps as does NC’s concealment. Whats Bama got going for it; Torp protection and manoeuvrability, neither are offensive. I’m seeing more of the newer US BBs like the Kansas these days and even that seems more accurate knocking my fast agile and stealthy Atago about, that power creep in action again, maybe the existing BBs will be buffed ?.

Especially Super cruisers, you hit something like a Moskva and not only do you get a good return but as been said it helps the little guys. If the NC is anything to go by I’m now looking forward to the Iowa, and I thought the German line from Bayern was good. On the whole I think we all agree that Alabama is the worst of the 3, technically it has no place and needs a major buff to make it worth a look, be it radar (like Missouri), a higher Sigma or something else. It’s so dull wonder if WG are gonna buff her and the other power crept old botes, like the Gearing instead of concentrating on fantasy botes ?.

Bama so badly needs a major buff, it’s so far behind the other 2 it’s not worth a second look, Grind and get the best one imho (NC) or want a premium get Massa, there is no point to Alabama any more and even the sports like handling and Torp protection given that She sees very few DDs thanks to the US BB play style, what use is that. As highlighted by how many times my NCs been torpedoed, the same amount of famous Russian naval battles. Sadly Bama is the only ship I’ve ever regretted buying.

Update; I now have the fully upgraded B hull for NC and have changed my opinion yet again, it’s a beast. When I had Bismarck I never felt secure and hated being bottom Tier, Tirps Torps gives that ship more grunt, N.C is like something else, who needs 11km secondaries when you can blap a Alsace, Bismarck, Tirp or Massa at 15>km 😉. Secondaries and Torp protection is poor, kiting and angling works well, and AA makes it a no fly zone (on par with my Halland). Massa is now just a brief memory. Best T8 US BB (not including new ones). 1- NC 2 - Massa 3 - Bama And I haven’t even tried HE yet (36% chance, with high pen).