I have been playing T.VI and VII BBs for a while now as I enjoy the level of play in these tiers. However I do have T.VIII and IX BBs and today I decided I would see if I liked playing them again. I took out a T.IX - FDG in a Random battle to see how I remembered it. The main battery range is considerably greater than that of my favourite T.VIs and so I maintained a relatively safe range of 18-20+ kms and fired on targets of opportunity. I made some hits and had to relearn leading distances for higher tier enemy ships and then during the battle I started to receive very childish insults from one of my team mates using terms such as "camper", although I was in plain sight and stayed away from islands. I always feel that the use of these sort of terms is unnecessary and offensive and the individual then proceeded to track my position and demand that the rest of the team reported me for something inexplicit. I admit that for my first outing in anything bigger than a T.VII my shooting wasn't as accurate as usual but I did hit a citadel and was satisfied that my mediocre score didn't actually hamper the team which won comfortably.
My question is this. Should I take the sort of response I received from this somewhat immature player as representative of the attitudes of all players in this game towards long range battle? Is it really necessary for large capital ships to dodge and weave at close quarters as if they were DDs? In T.VI I often join close quarter battle but I also get sunk a lot. So is it really some sort of sin to capitalise on powerful long range guns and try to engage the enemy from as safe a distance as can be achieved? I'll not be offended if I receive considered appraisal which is counter to my tactics but I need to know whether the 15 year old who ranted about my play does so from the safety of widely held public opinion or if he just always thinks that all ships should get as close as possible and I should ignore this sort of criticism. Is there an accepted battle style for BBs that generally improves their chances of successfully helping their team and winning battles? Why is long range gunnery not seen as a positive attribute for the BB class? I'm not opening myself to be insulted here, just to gain some understanding of gameplay style and attitude of serious players.
I have been playing T.VI and VII BBs for a while now as I enjoy the level of play in these tiers. However I do have T.VIII and IX BBs and today I decided I would see if I liked playing them again. I took out a T.IX - FDG in a Random battle to see how I remembered it. The main battery range is considerably greater than that of my favourite T.VIs and so I maintained a relatively safe range of 18-20+ kms and fired on targets of opportunity. I made some hits and had to relearn leading distances for higher tier enemy ships and then during the battle I started to receive very childish insults from one of my team mates using terms such as "camper", although I was in plain sight and stayed away from islands. I always feel that the use of these sort of terms is unnecessary and offensive and the individual then proceeded to track my position and demand that the rest of the team reported me for something inexplicit. I admit that for my first outing in anything bigger than a T.VII my shooting wasn't as accurate as usual but I did hit a citadel and was satisfied that my mediocre score didn't actually hamper the team which won comfortably.
My question is this. Should I take the sort of response I received from this somewhat immature player as representative of the attitudes of all players in this game towards long range battle? Is it really necessary for large capital ships to dodge and weave at close quarters as if they were DDs? In T.VI I often join close quarter battle but I also get sunk a lot. So is it really some sort of sin to capitalise on powerful long range guns and try to engage the enemy from as safe a distance as can be achieved? I'll not be offended if I receive considered appraisal which is counter to my tactics but I need to know whether the 15 year old who ranted about my play does so from the safety of widely held public opinion or if he just always thinks that all ships should get as close as possible and I should ignore this sort of criticism. Is there an accepted battle style for BBs that generally improves their chances of successfully helping their team and winning battles? Why is long range gunnery not seen as a positive attribute for the BB class? I'm not opening myself to be insulted here, just to gain some understanding of gameplay style and attitude of serious players.
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