lossi_2018

yep, it lags atrociously. it is also another Covid weekend

yes

surprisingly i found dis quite arousing

The amount of times I checked (old mediocre but honest dd captain) and seen them pointing another way then firing, got out from behind cover only to remember that darn 3rd turret and recheck (while sailing out of cover) is haha omg, fun stuff. You get blaped so nicely you cant help but smile or smack yr head on keyboard lol :D

I advocate long for detailed instructions or sticky about the operations. Most people don't know this. Understandably after you've beaten 3 waves of enemies and with the final 3 or one big looming large, no one usually reacts to the cruiser steaming away from the reds. If I'm in Ryu (and only dis) and the mission has gone well I launch there with what I have ready (if it is torps the cruiser is it Baltimore? survives if its something rng oh well I tried ) and hit them hard. Funny stuff. If all goes well and it survives and if the team on the other flank kills myoko? that flanks the port. The cruiser heals up a bit and then attacks the 2 dds pretty successfully as it is OP for this mission. Also funny stuff. The possibility of that coordination of events to happen is minimal haha or even better the cruiser sticks its head out and Izumo cuts it off :D

It is clear cut last ditch strategy. If I'm left in a CV (usually I lurk behind the right side island but closer almost touching the port) and with another 'soft' ship in order to protect the ship and the port structure I charge between the 2 BBs with my CV to tank and absorb dmg, the enemies will try to hit the CV which takes a while to sink and you can still make drops while yr ally 'hopefully' seizes the opportunity to finish them off or dies slowly or at all. Before dying I launch a final torp squad which I keep handy so I can do some last minute drops. It is gimmicky but works.

You need to kill the first wave without any losses. You don't have to risk to kill the first wave. A CV can do it, bbs and CAs with focus fire. 2nd wave, the dds need to die first and fast. It's on the CV if there to do it. Fast. With help from the cruisers. The BBs should target Furu next and then all attack the 2 BBs. No risk should happen, nor any losses. 3rd wave is tricky. If a CV is there it needs to hit the group with torps imo. Stall their advance. DDs and Cruisers should torp and attack and kill everything as fast as they can. Losses are expected if anyone misteps. You don't push forward alone. Only the whole team can do it and it VERY dangerous. The last wave depends on the ships that are left. If I'm in a CV I go after the right side cruisers alone. Sink the aoba and then attack the 2 dds in the middle. You can do the 2 dds first. The dds must be killed before or right after entering the port. The right side cruisers must die next as they swing around and torp a lot. Furutaka on the other flank must be the next target. The last part depends heavily on the ships remaining. A BB + one other torp ship with a brain can kill the 3 last bbs. PS (extra) A wrench in the works can happen if the team kills everything very fast at first and the friendly cruiser spawns hunted by the 2 aobas? The cruiser must survive (during that time the final wave starts) as it will help later against the dds

It is extreme ofc, and I agree on the co op losses. I had my head bashed in a couple of times too due to lack of players and extreme cases of cowardice haha ;D It is a difficult scenario to play without a decent team that knows what is going to happen.

He always picks the most ideal scenario, rightly as it happens ofc, but also most times things rarely go our way. Also remember that playing division primarily, automatically disqualifies you from having the full solo experience of the majority of the playerbase. Trying to get back on track or rebound from a lost game utilizing a couple of teamates is while legitimate, not what the majority of players do. Thus you tend to think it is fine when it is not. In other words if a flamethrower opens on you, chances are another flamethrower is nearby ready to double the fires or restart them after dmg control is used. 2 fires maybe manageable but they can turn to 3 or 4 in the next volley. Then YOU HAVE to dmg control but then the next fire is what? 4 secs away? Your experience is the average gamer's experience. See what happens when I suggest to remove divisions from randoms. Riots :D

First try this morning in hmm, I think it was a London? My team rushed the first wave and then proceeded to steam full ahead to other side of the map. I think they encountered the last wave at some point but staying in the base alone and duking it out was a fantastic experience. I almost got tempted to go back to randoms. Almost :) PS Someone actually asked in chat where was the enemy haha, fun times :D

Gneis is a very difficult bb to play. You need to think of it as a giant CA. Use speed, terrain, ambush, and rush slow undefended ships. Stay out of prolonged range gun fights at start. Always close in later, keep angled fire guns, take the hit and then turn to drop yr torps on them. Rinse repeat. Let them shoot, torp them. No one will ever come near you with unloaded guns. But you need to always trap them. Find rocks, islands to lurk, wait for the lone pusher, let him fire and then come out. Gneis is one of the most terrifying ships in game if played wisely. I love it :) But Currently I think perhaps you should try and unlock a more modern bb line if you want. Russians ofc, they really have the best BBs at those tiers and later. If you prefer dds and you don't enjoy getting focused, IJN line is nice as you can torp still but not as good as then. Another interesting choice is to take the road I took and unlock a CV. Punish all those bullies and terrorize the establishment. Note that the CV is a difficult ship to play well and one that bears great responsibility. Also it is universally hated :)

what a game dis was then!

you just like Bismarck gameplay more, Yamato is a really good ship considering the powercreep it has endured over the years. But it needs time, but then again if you do well in Bism then you will be fine in the Yami. You can even kinda brawl with it (I don't advise you do)

I got miko too with some finagling, i have to say Kirov seems better

Prob yr leader quit. Happened to me, took half the clan wit him

I'm still below 200 and i've done everything :/

I like Newport. Today I helped two teams of new players (5 totally new first timers and another that had half the team ded to first wave) achieve their first wins in Ryu of course and in a screamer last sec I'm ded but we won in a Gaede. 2 will to wins helped my spirits somewhat but I retired wows for today at least for a couple of hrs or more cuz I'm kinda beaten up. Some fantastic insight here and I need to add or reinforce that 5 stars IS NOT the only way to win good xp and creds. All other wins are pretty fine :) PS: Furious needs a push, it can do the job but I prefer Ryu and Ranger (it can hit the dds very hard wit pretty much all squads) PS2 Newport is a good Operation cuz it makes you face uptiered dds and BBs and some pretty good cruisers in lesser ships, imo opinion it kinda helps players if they stick to it. Actually it reminds me of my randoms, they always end like that. Outnumbered, blown apart and with the clock ticking down. Best wins ever :)

I played it this week. Biggest prob is the captains are very new and dont know it well or at all. If the team times their responses perfectly and has a competent CV it is doable. But most times a couple of players will overextend or go forth blidnly and effectivly leave the team open for the last wave. Perhaps a more sensible MM would give 1 CV, at least 2 BBs and the rest cruisers with perhaps 1-2 dds if too many are present. But again the biggest prob is the 'unfamiliarity' of the players to the mission (I'm trying hard not to use offensive language here haha)

a double fire can make you lose a lot of health, which not all ships have to spare. If you don't have anything close to cover behind (not all spawn points do but you know that) is it better to let it flame? The next shot from another ship can bring you to critical health points pretty easily. How long should you let a double fire burn you? Cuz if you go the whole thirty there's another volley of HE coming + the fire dmg you have already let yourself sustain. You will then use dmg control but that's a lot of dmg to repair. A better advice or proposal is needed in my opinion :)

sometimes it's better to not know :)

Server suffers from serious desync issues, so 'aim' is completely irrelevant. They are kinda low key trolling you but you picked wrong duels there, too much openness to enemy fire never helps :)

Which CV was it? I'm very interested to participate

Played once lost Had a horrible game in blyska, I thought. I mean I capped, killed the enemy dd, torped almost to death a cruiser, but I was distracted to music and waifus toes and not really watching the game. We lost in 13 mins. I was top of the team with 500 something base? It took some time to register as I kept looking at the bottom to find me and couldn't. Thought i was banned lol :D we had 3 guys around 100 score, probably got lost or something Very boring mode I think. I want me CV :/

Kaga is a pretty lovely CV, so using her won't miss anything. Only real improvement comes with t10 Haku and Mid so it is a fine CV imo to have and use. But you can research silver CVs through the lines you have unlocked. Ranger is pretty good overall and Ryu one of the best in her tier (I like her a lot). Shoka and Lexi are improvements but it don't show as they face uptiered ships and talent (like Kaga). The latter is perhaps one reason that makes Kaga appear less OP but it is very good. I believe you have the answers from Pete as for the points.