PSA: Duca degli Abruzzi in shop

[Ferry_25]

I burned myself twice with Aosta and Juilio. I can't make those ships to function even if my life would depend on it. I know: it's me, not the ship. So I passed for Roma and this one as well.

[Yedwy]

IMHO only feature that makes it interesting and potentially worthwile is the heal, that said there is Fiji and permacamo for it is considerrably cheaper then abruzzi

[anonym_UgMNTuWYVfiQ]

 Just a quick observation from my side. Happy that WOWs isn't going the way introducing stronger and stronger pay-ships. So this game isn't turning into a P2W game.

[BrusilovX]

1 hour ago, Ferry_25 said:

I burned myself twice with Aosta and Juilio. I can't make those ships to function even if my life would depend on it. I know: it's me, not the ship. So I passed for Roma and this one as well.

My Aosta rarely leaves the dock - but I've managed to get a 10 point captain on her (I think I may have started with a 6 point captain but I'm not sure about that).  She is not inspiring to play.

 

The Gulio is a lot better ship and many think she id borderline OP - if that's not the case then she still is an above average ship and quite fun to play.

 

I did buy the Roma but her guns are too troll too play regularly.

 

I've not been tempted to buy the Abruzzi - I don't see her much different to the Aosta.

[ImperialAdmiral]

Aosta is actually fun in comparison to Abruzzi and Cesare is borderline OP.

 

Aosta also handles better and has better AP.

 

Abruzzi is kind of a ship that you would normally free xp. Sure I had a few good games in her but it really tested all my skills to achive it. Also it highly depends on the enemy team and your team support.

[Ferry_25]

30 minutes ago, BrusilovX said:

The Gulio is a lot better ship and many think she id borderline OP - if that's not the case then she still is an above average ship and quite fun to play.

 

I hear that over and over, hence my firm conclusion it's me. Not the ship. In my case it is shining in epic proportions to miss salvo's. The shells beautifully arrange themselves in the water around the target so frustrating often I even rage quit one time. Also the ship on this citadel is too small for me....

[invicta2012]

Cesare has been worked out, she's a total glass cannon. She preys on players who back off when set on fire but if you close the range her armour turns out to be made of wet cardboard. 

[lafeel]

8 minutes ago, invicta2012 said:

Cesare has been worked out, she's a total glass cannon. She preys on players who back off when set on fire but if you close the range her armour turns out to be made of wet cardboard. 

Always has been in fact. Just a lot of people completely failed (and many still fail to do so) to realize this fact.

[That_Other_Nid]

So far I like it. Having played the other T7 cruisers I wasn't expecting much. I'm getting the occasional 50 and 80k games with it. 

[MightyRan]

I'm serious, Abruzzi is kinda OP. Play it with DE, IFHE and CE and don't give your broadside to battleships like a retard and you will see.

[Yedwy]

In the end i bought it, mostly to support this kind of balanced historical premium as opposed to some paper projects or op premiums we had in the past, i dont have a proper Captain for it but so far its pretty lackluster i struggle to put out damage espetially when uptiered but its what i expected we shall see how it performes when i get the cap to 17 points

[BrusilovX]

48 minutes ago, MightyRan said:

I'm serious, Abruzzi is kinda OP. Play it with DE, IFHE and CE and don't give your broadside to battleships like a retard and you will see.

I think that needs a 14 point captain - my Italian BB captain is 14 points and my CA captain has only just got 10 points.  Yes, I realize that I could use on captain on the BB and CA line but they do need different skill sets.

[Chaos_Umbra]

2 hours ago, MightyRan said:

I'm serious, Abruzzi is kinda OP. Play it with DE, IFHE and CE and don't give your broadside to battleships like a retard and you will see.

It doesn't handle BB heavy tier 9 games with CVs well, I am working on getting IFHE, but I'm doing good when I can using the concealment to get close launch torps get in some AP volleys then disengage, would have liked a small rudder shift time decrease as your main tankyness is from dodging, but in more balanced MM I can see it performing well.

[Seeigel]

3 hours ago, Chaos_Umbra said:

It doesn't handle BB heavy tier 9 games with CVs well, I am working on getting IFHE, but I'm doing good when I can using the concealment to get close launch torps get in some AP volleys then disengage, would have liked a small rudder shift time decrease as your main tankyness is from dodging, but in more balanced MM I can see it performing well.

And which tier 7 ship/cruiser does handle it well?

 

She is far from being OP, with the right skills and a good player she can perform good, but thats goes for every ship.

[That_Other_Nid]

Having played it more, I can say it is an excellent tier 7 cruiser. It doesn't uptier as well as Myoko, but its a dependable fire starter and damage dealer with DE and CE, and the heal makes all the difference. I like it more than Fiji and it matches my Fiji's average damage.