Tier 9 Ranked: ARMSRACE???

[Oppressor_]

On ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 1:06 PM, PoppyGalaxy said:

If you didn't like arms race then this clearly isn't for you. I think it's a good idea and ads some more variety, guess they should have just called it something else then ranked so people wouldn't be as upset.

That is the point. It has nothing to do with competitive or e-sports mode.

It frustrates me when some potato spams 500 battles to rank out then brags with his performance.

Actually it is even worse than random battles where you can at least rely on your mini team of 3 people.

[Oppressor_]

On ‎1‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 1:33 AM, GulvkluderGuld said:

 

I'm really against arms race as it is an unknown game mode for the many who didnt try it.

Also, it is unknown if WG has really balanced it.

 

At this point I wouldnt be surprised if winning is entirely dependent on which buffs spawn on your own side of the map which means Ranked is so RNG i might aswell bring my stock tier 9 ships without camo or flags.

It will be a huge snowball effect shitestorm which I will not even bother to try this time.

Did not like it even in regular random battles.

Cannot wait to see the screenshots on forum of naked, stock, ships or afk, 200 battle veterans all around.

[N00Boo7]

Problem  with Arm Race mode is that u cant recover from a bad start. Team who lose 1 dd and first buffs at beginning of the game lose 99,99%. AT least from my limited experience in this mode( dont like it, too arcade). I will still try it, just to avoid CV's from Random.

[Lord_WC]

5 minutes ago, N00Boo7 said:

Problem  with Arm Race mode is that u cant recover from a bad start. Team who lose 1 dd and first buffs at beginning of the game lose 99,99%. AT least from my limited experience in this mode( dont like it, too arcade). I will still try it, just to avoid CV's from Random.

Unlike in normal ranked, where you just shrug off losing your DD... oh wait.

 

I think, nah, that's too strong, I hope that in arms race I can have more influence on the map. There are more objectives this means that proper positioning with radar cruisers or DDs is much more important. It also effects how much buffs you, personally get, which makes it easier to be the top scorer if you play the objectives.

 

Sniping BBs (the most annoying, stupid, inane and self-defeating strategy ever) will not save a star and quickly fall off to trash brackets.

[fumtu]

Only thing that I might try in Update 0.8.0. Note sure how it will work, I kinda liked AR as a mode, only problem was uneven upgrades disposition between teams where one side could get more gun reload or concealment modules then the other. I expect that it will be heavy DD meta as they were probably the best type for this mode. Good things that there will be no CVs in ranked so ... big yaaaaaaaaay.

 

Personally I'm not too much interested in reaching R1. Just some steel and camos would nice. If I find that I'm quite bad in this mode I'll simply stop as I don't want to be a dead weight for my team.

 

Of course if I find a strength to play the game after all this NY mission/campaigns grind. 

[lameoll]

50 minutes ago, Lord_WC said:

Unlike in normal ranked, where you just shrug off losing your DD... oh wait.

in arms race that even worse as the enemy DD's can just get the points Mostly uncontested so the enemy team only gets stronger with buffs.

In randoms its already bad if u lose a spotter but in arms race u also have a high chance to lose the buffs with it.

[LeSnoet]

22 hours ago, ___V_E_N_O_M___ said:

Stupid mode is stupid regardless of class

No one forces you to play it. It is just like a remote control for a television. There is always a choice.

[Inked9]

1 hour ago, Lord_WC said:

There are more objectives this means that proper positioning with radar cruisers or DDs is much more important.

Agree, cruisers will also have to use their radar more wisely than just sit behind and island and pop it like they do in the normal rank season. To add cruisers might even support DD's better than they do in the normal rank season also, but we will have to see on that.  As for DD's they will be more functional (depending on the player and skill) to perform a better role in their role.

1 hour ago, Lord_WC said:

Sniping BBs (the most annoying, stupid, inane and self-defeating strategy ever) will not save a star and quickly fall off to trash brackets. 

Agree with this also, but in some case the cruisers are even further back than the bb's.

 

The whole thing about this type of rank mode gives a player the versatility to really play their ships as its suppose to be to the different the map scenario and in theory lessen pacifist(non aggressive) players be a bit to be more aggressive in fight to win (not just the top spot on the losing team) and supporting. Its also makes a player actually have to earn that losing team top spot also.

 

I look forward to something different other than the same stale rank mode where everyone knows what going to happen.

[PoppyGalaxy]

On 1/15/2019 at 11:56 AM, Exohoritis said:

That is the point.

It has nothing to do with competitive or e-sports mode.

It frustrates me when some folk spams 1k battles to rank out then brags with his endurance lol.

Actually it is even worse than random battles where you can at least rely on your mini team of 3 people, and not on the other 9 potatoes.

That's fair and all, but that problem exist for normal ranked just as much this one. I do agree and wished Ranked was actually a ladder system whit MMR and all that but that clearly isn't happening. Seeing as ranked is how it is i don't have any problem whit this version being tried out. 

[Ysterpyp]

cant wait to get rekt by super unicums :P , banging face against wall, screaming fkn idiot , overheating with rage .. oh the good days are comming back

 

[Peerlezz]

On 1/14/2019 at 6:13 PM, ___V_E_N_O_M___ said:

Stupid mode is stupid regardless of class

Just skip the season then. 

Season 12 will probably be "normal" modes again aka standard or domination.