What is going on with the game?

[Floofz]

Im a player who spends a LOT of time in this game. I spent a lot of time doing research, watch guides on youtube etc and I would say Ive had a pretty good success. I have decent stats, and until now Ive had a decent winrate. Sure theres been losingstreaks and Ive had winstreaks. I love this game, I really do, its more or less the only thing I play.

Over the past 2 weeks or so the game has become completely unplayable for me however. 7 out of 10 games are CRUSHING defeats, and I mean CRUSHING. 12-0, 11-1 etc. Games where no matter how good I am or how hard I carry we never ever stood a chance. And ofcourse games like that means you dont really do any sort of damage either because you get completely run over and the entire team just camps in a corner. Even so Im constantly top 3, usually first in my team by a LONG margain.

The very very few games where we do manage to pull off a win we win the same way, 12-0 or 11-1. The enemy team gets run over so fast and hard that once again, I have no time to do anything important, with horrificly bad results and these games Im usually at the bottom of my team score.

I think Im exagarating when I say that only 1 in 10 games is a decent game where we either win or lose, because I think its closer to 1 in 15 or 20 games, it almost never happens.

Im old enough to know when Im doing something wrong, but in this case, even if I could do things better at times, this isnt on me. Theres no way I could change this with any sort of playstyle.

 

Im sorry to say this has completely killed my enjoyment in the game. Ive taken breaks for a few days and then tried coming back, but its the same thing, over and over again. I play 2-3 games and get extremely angry and turn it off. Log back in a few hours later, sometimes a few days later, same thing again.

This is extremely upsetting, because as I said I spend a lot of time playing this game and honestly dont really know what to do when I come home from work if this game isnt playable anymore. But as it is now its absolutely no fun and only rage inducing.

 

I dont know what the purpose of this thread is if Im honest, but I need to write off a bit.

[Linkaex]

Yeah, it can be frustrating at times. But over your last 21 days you did good overall. So maybe you are making it bigger than it is. 

I would suggest to find some other game you can play too next to WoWs. Because we all want to enjoy our evenings. So it is good to have something else when WoWs is giving you a hard time. 

[ColonelPete]

The last 21 days are 2.17% points below you average. Yeah, that is really bad

 

To be honest what you experience is not something special. You are playing at higher tiers than your average now and most players win less on higher tiers.

[Floofz]

1 minute ago, ColonelPete said:

The last 21 days are 2.17% points below you average. Yeah, that is really bad

 

To be honest what you experience is not something special. You are playing at higher tiers than your average now and most players win less on higher tiers.

The last 21 days yes, but if you could look at my last 10 days or so.

Ive been playing on higher tiers for a year without this issue. I got my first tier 10 early this summer and this issue only started two weeks ago. Also it doesnt matter if I play tier 5 or tier 10 or anything inbetween. Its the exact same.

Also the actual winrate isnt the issue, its the horrificly unbalanced matches. I just won a game and we only lost 1 ship. We won so fast that I barely had a chance to do anything. I would rather lose more than half of my games if they were more balanced.

[ColonelPete]

• 10 days is nothing, 2.31% points is not much
• You WR is lower on higher tiers
• the issue is not new, you are probably playing more higher tier than before or it is just a streak
• check if you are playing some high tier ships stock, that can mess up your stats
• I had streaks were I performed below my average that lasted two months

[Pikkozoikum]

Generally I would say, it didn't changed too much. But some ships got introduced, which could provide snowballing. Just like Asashio, YY or Wooster. On the other hand detonations got slightly nerfed

[DFens_666]

Played 2 random matches today (in a division with a streamer who takes random ppl onboard), first was total roflstomp.

2nd one was looking pretty bad pretty early, alltho it ended in 3vs2 and then our last 2 died - but i was sure it was a loss rather early.

Then i played 4 sprint ranked games alone, basicly all can be considered roflstomps (last one was a loss when i was last man vs 7 ships... managed to kill all their DDs still, as a minekaze lol)

I didnt really have to do anything most of the time, alltho i still got decent damage in 2 matches but it was only damage farming at that point.

[Floofz]

21 minutes ago, ColonelPete said:

• 10 days is nothing, 2.31% points is not much
• You WR is lower on higher tiers
• the issue is not new, you are probably playing more higher tier than before or it is just a streak
• check if you are playing some high tier ships stock, that can mess up your stats
• I had streaks were I performed below my average that lasted two months

 

Naturally they would be. Higher tiers are much harder to carry compared to lowtiers. I also play T10 almost only in divisions.

And while this roflstomping has been going on I actualy havent played a single T10 game at all. Currently Ive been grinding the Freddy, which I horrible winrate in but Freddy is Freddy so.

No the ships Ive been losing horrificly in lately has been Akatsuki, Mogami, Gaede, Richelieu. I cant see a pattern that I lose more in higher tiers.

Also as I said before this isnt really about losing or winning, its about extremely unbalanced matches. It really doesnt matter if we get mauled or if we maul the enemies. Either way theres no challenge, because its either impossible to win or impossible to lose. Very few games lately have been good honest battles (I did infact just have such a battle in the Yamato, which we also won).

 

And while were on the subject of complaining its also extremely frustrating how often matches are decided by pure RNG. Earlier today in one of the few decent games Ive had lately I detonated a full hp Le Terrible (didnt think that was even possible) which because of the current situation in the game made us steamroll that particular cap and then roflstomp the rest of their team.

[ColonelPete]

Your stats:

 

Tier IX and X lowers you average WR.

Yes, playing the Friedrich pulls you down (44.12% WR). Happened to me too. Got better after I got all the modules.

[RAHJAILARI]

10 hours ago, AdmiralDing3Ling said:

I dont know what the purpose of this thread is if Im honest, but I need to write off a bit.

Just another losing streak, that's all. Happened to me last month too. Just have a break and another KitKat...

[Mr_Snoww]

This weekend has been worse than any other tbh. Thank god I've got too many games for it to affect my overall stats. But my last 21 days wr has dropped by about 4% the team were just horrific. Its made even worse when you can see everyone's stats and you just cry. 

[maxram68]

10 hours ago, AdmiralDing3Ling said:

...(long rant)...

 

Im sorry to say this has completely killed my enjoyment in the game. Ive taken breaks for a few days and then tried coming back, but its the same thing, over and over again. I play 2-3 games and get extremely angry and turn it off. Log back in a few hours later, sometimes a few days later, same thing again.

This is extremely upsetting, because as I said I spend a lot of time playing this game and honestly dont really know what to do when I come home from work if this game isnt playable anymore. But as it is now its absolutely no fun and only rage inducing.

 

I dont know what the purpose of this thread is if Im honest, but I need to write off a bit.

 

Well...you're certainly not alone, that's for sure!

Although I'm not as good as you (far from) with this game, I've experienced sth. similar recently.

I'm aware of losing streaks happens every now and then, but this time its extreme.

 

It's as if the ships/teammates are frequently cursed somehow, despite everything looks like an even match "on paper".

Started to take breaks like you and even occasionally fired up ye olde WT (WG haven't offered any plane-game worth playing in a year now).

 

However, last Saturday I armed myself with a bottle of cheap red wine (2 perhaps...) and teamed up with a couple of old clanmates.

That reminded me of the other reason for playing this game: fun (and blabbering on discord).

 

[Ysterpyp]

i had a great time in the Jervis

 

Jervis

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45.45%

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And indianapolis

 

16

Indianapolis

7

U.S.A.

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46.43%

2 338

54 227

1.57

0.61

Details

 

Recent aswell :D

 

Notice the high kills per game, you get a few targets of opportunity when you get gangbanged by the entire enemy team

[Naesil]

My solution was to start playing other time sink game (for me Guild Wars 2 has been pretty nice mindless "grind"). I have played occasional one game here and scenario battle there, but trying to stay out of randoms as much as possible and I honestly am not as frustrated in general as I were after weeks of shitty games.

 

I don't expect any big changes this year so I wont be playing too much, lets see what next year brings :)

 

Take a break and come back refreshed, game is not going anywhere anytime soon

[Redcap375]

Take a brake mate.

 

Lost 7 in-a-row, most with the with Stock Amigi last weekend which was frustrating as it's a solid ship pound for pound (too many overpens for my tastes tho).  But then i calmed down and took the following into account:

 

1) Tier 8 MM (the worst), up tiered in 5 of the games. 

2) Stock, apart from upgrades

3) Playing Solo

4) Weekend

 

Adding them all together then it could have been a lot worse.  As long as you stay the same (my Damage and XP didn't drop and came first 4 times) then that's all you can do.

[RAHJAILARI]

18 minutes ago, Redcap375 said:

Take a brake mate.

 

Lost 7 in-a-row with Stock Amigi last weekend which was frustrating as it's a solid ship pound for pound (too many overpens for my tastes tho).  But then i calmed down and took the following into account:

 

1) Tier 8 MM (the worst), up tiered in 5 of the games. 

2) Stock, apart from upgrades

3) Playing Solo

4) Weekend

 

Adding them all together then it could have been a lot worse.  As long as you stay the same (my Damage and XP didn't drop and came first 4 times) then that's all you can do.

Yupp, pretty much the same issue with my solo games last weekend. Luckily one of my regular "playmates" (no, sadly not the kind you are thinking of), who also happens to be a Unicum level CV player came on-line just when I was about to quit the da*mn game with nothing but zero-nihilus losses (yeah, even being the best of a losing team is still no fun, no matter how often you do it), so we divisioned up and HALLELUJAH! My measly stats were saved! Had nothing but wins after that. Phew! That was a close call tho.

 

Yupp, I admit it - I was totally getting carried there but hey, whatever works right?

[Redcap375]

8 minutes ago, RAHJAILARI said:

Yupp, pretty much the same issue with my solo games last weekend. Luckily one of my regular "playmates" (no, sadly not the kind you are thinking of), who happens to be a pretty much Unicum level CV player came on-line just when I was about to quit the da*mn game with nothing but zero-nil losses (yeah, even being the best of a losing team is still no fun, no matter how often you do it), so we divisioned up and HALLELUJAH! My measly stats were saved! Had nothing but wins after that. Phew! That was a close call tho.

 

Yupp, I admit it - I was totally getting carried there but hey, whatever works right?

 

It's not getting carried mate but 2-3 people with comms makes so much of a difference.  

 

Even some OMNI/OM players struggle to get over 60+ solo win rate 

 

Teamwork wins game more often than not and being in a Div simply increase those odds.

 

Every time I come online my clan mates tell me to take my CV's out .  But taking a break from them at the moment as the AA was getting out of control in high tier games.  Enjoying the Jean Bart at the moment and guess what? It has extremely good AA for a tier 9 Battleship. 

[Midway67]

34 minutes ago, Mr_Snoww said:

This weekend has been worse than any other tbh. 

Yes, I can attest to that. I don't know what the devil was going on this weekend, but it was radical. 

I've seen weekends before where things were, shall I say, challenging, more so than normal. But this past weekend really took the wind out of me. 

So many strange players doing weird things, at all mid- and high tiers. Battleships shooting way ahead straight into half the enemy team's arms, alone. 

Cruisers totally failing to support destroyers. Radar cruisers following DD's, yet then not using their radar when needed. CV's sending all of their planes only to one specific, close-by ship and then lying motionless as enemy ships close in on them at 8km and less and begin to fire on them, yet still they do not move. 

Totally ununderstandable how so many of these curious performances can suddenly come together into one single weekend. 

I'll try to forget this one as soon as I can!  (and hope for better) 

[DasTongle]

Yes the weekend was very weekending...Though i only got Teamkilled 6 Times. That i constitute as Progress in comparison to the 13 Times of last weekend. So yes it was fun.

OP : you only go to a normal ditch, everyone has them now and then. 

[Redcap375]

Almost at a point where i simply wont play games at the weekends solo.  If i do then it will be div up to the eyeballs.

 

Not like a give a stuff about WR and that jazz but it's not fun playing on the weekends.  Too many people doing stupid, both sides. 

 

Plus SC had been updated and it's so much more playable now. 

 

 

[RAHJAILARI]

2 minutes ago, Redcap375 said:

It's not getting carried mate but 2-3 people with comms makes so much of a difference.  

 

Even some OMNI/OM players struggle to get over 60+ solo win rate 

 

Teamwork wins game more often than not and being in a Div simply increase those odds.

 

Every time I come online my clan mates tell me to take my CV's out .  But taking a break from them at the moment as the AA was getting out of control in high tier games.  Enjoying the Jean Bart at the moment and guess what? It has extremely good AA for a tier 9 Battleship. 

Yeah, I agree. BUT it is nice to have that option available anyhow. Especially, since I'm primarily playing Cruisers at the moment and their carry potential is just not the same like CV or BB or DD's in any game. You escort the others, try to be in the right place at the right time to provide support and then basically hope for the best.

 

I get much better results in a DD when playing solo, eventhough I rather paradoxically score much more damage in a Cruiser almost every time. It can be frustrating and yeah I know where your clanmates are coming from - Mine always try to entice me to take a DD instead, since I play them better but hey. Never gonna learn how to Cruiser if I don't practice right?

[tsounts]

I agree with the OP 100%, I've been having the exact same experience.  This weekend was really bad.  Even in full division of decent players we would observe our team rush dying for no reason and kicking matches away.

[DJ_Die]

1 hour ago, Redcap375 said:

Take a brake mate.

I dont see how slowing down would help him in any way but ok... Not sure how brakes work for ships though. 

[Migantium_Mashum]

I had a pretty okay weekend apart from the Halloween HM, Ranked, Random and the fact my mouse died... But other than that pretty okay...

 

Weekends are notoriously difficult because of the influx of children and the fact all Circus groups must be closed because we get the unemployed Clowns trying their luck...

 

To get any kind of decent game then as others do and have said go into game with division...

 

On 11/12/2018 at 9:55 AM, Naesil said:

My solution was to start playing other time sink game (for me Guild Wars 2 has been pretty nice mindless "grind").

Could never get on with GW2... Miss my Olias and Rajah too much...lolz.. The Temple of Doom run was my speciality...

[CptQanuk]

Funny thing because frankly this weekend was most uncommon, for me at least. I won most battles, lost a bit too, but I didn't see that many usual potato players. Maybe MM favored me this time? Not sure, I stick to tiers VI, VIII and X.