[SHAD] Miscommunication_dept Players 5,512 posts 24,441 battles Report post #1 Posted June 14, 2021 Looks like these ships will be released soon. Druid looks very tempting and I have nearly enough points. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,664 battles Report post #2 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, gopher31 said: Looks like these ships will be released soon. Druid looks very tempting... Oh well, I better put my regrind trousers on then - I recently cleaned my RP collection out getting Vampire II... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[VIBES] tocqueville8 Players 3,717 posts 39,413 battles Report post #3 Posted June 14, 2021 Do we know for sure that no new ship (and that includes Napoli) will be for Free XP? I have over 2M left, and I've been holding on getting the Hayate for months... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BASIC] koliber_1984 Players 1,113 posts 27,807 battles Report post #4 Posted June 14, 2021 Yet another RB DD after Vampire 2, looks like RP are the main currency now, goodbye high-tier coal ships Tone in the shop, T8 will be flooded with them for some time. Disabling FF is a good move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-RSN-] Gwynbleidd11 Players 384 posts 13,012 battles Report post #5 Posted June 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, tocqueville8 said: Do we know for sure that no new ship (and that includes Napoli) will be for Free XP? I have over 2M left, and I've been holding on getting the Hayate for months... Might be that upcoming French supercruiser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,664 battles Report post #6 Posted June 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, koliber_1984 said: Tone in the shop, T8 will be flooded with them for some time. Disabling FF is a good move. Isn't Tone the hybrid? Apart from making my beloved stealth play irrelevant (I refer people to all the rude things I said on the subject re: Ise), she shouldn't be too egregious from a FF point of view - isn't Kitakami, with her zillions of torps, likely to be the big problem in that regard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-OOF-] Miscommunication Players 550 posts 6,680 battles Report post #7 Posted June 14, 2021 Druid looks boring as hell. 4 guns in the front, AP only and no torpedoes? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[FALX] Hakssor Players 487 posts Report post #8 Posted June 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, tocqueville8 said: Do we know for sure that no new ship (and that includes Napoli) will be for Free XP? I have over 2M left, and I've been holding on getting the Hayate for months... Groningen but if you have Friesland it's probably not worth it unless you like the playstyle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[VIBES] tocqueville8 Players 3,717 posts 39,413 battles Report post #9 Posted June 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Gwynbleidd11 said: upcoming Upcoming when? Patch 13.65411884? Can't they just give us a calendar? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BASIC] koliber_1984 Players 1,113 posts 27,807 battles Report post #10 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Mavewreck said: Druid looks boring as hell. 4 guns in the front, AP only and no torpedoes? I'm also happy to be a proud Vampire II owner 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[VIBES] tocqueville8 Players 3,717 posts 39,413 battles Report post #11 Posted June 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, MortuaEst_1 said: Groningen but if you have Friesland it's probably not worth it unless you like the playstyle. I do have Friesland, and a clone doesn't count. There are like 10 coal ships to choose among, but only Agir and Hayate for me regarding Free XP, which btw is now a lot easier to grind thanks to the weekly special flags containers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-OOF-] Miscommunication Players 550 posts 6,680 battles Report post #12 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, koliber_1984 said: I'm also happy to be a proud Vampire II owner Think I might just get that after I get Ohio. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,664 battles Report post #13 Posted June 14, 2021 3 minutes ago, Mavewreck said: Druid looks boring as hell. 4 guns in the front, AP only and no torpedoes? I'm assuming she's essentially a slightly eccentric curiosity - sort of like Friesland, only with extra tea in lieu of HE. If nothing better comes along before I get the necessary points (I generally only do regrinds when I can bag the x2), I'd quite like her - for me, she'll be a useful tool to force me to get less bad with DD AP shells (which I'm prone to forgetting to use)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,664 battles Report post #14 Posted June 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mavewreck said: Think I might just get that after I get Ohio. She's great fun (although only based on a few battles) - think in terms of T10 Haida... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SHAD] Miscommunication_dept Players 5,512 posts 24,441 battles Report post #15 Posted June 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Mavewreck said: Druid looks boring as hell. 4 guns in the front, AP only and no torpedoes? Shell flight times are superior to Russian destroyers, this is a long range AP spammer. Short burst smokes might make it very interesting but I'm not sure how good it will be with cap contesting. No torps and a 6.6km detection range might be a problem. The AP has good pen and will work nicely against upper belts at all ranges but it won't citadel at long range like an Elbing would. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan_Renegade Players 855 posts 7,183 battles Report post #16 Posted June 14, 2021 I've been putting off the RB grind since I got Siegfried last year cause it was just overwhelming. The downside is my x4 modifier won't go active for another two months but on the bright side, Im sitting on 32k RB points now and I'll have enough credits and FXP by then. I just hope Ohio is still in her prime long after USS Connecticut is released. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BASIC] koliber_1984 Players 1,113 posts 27,807 battles Report post #17 Posted June 14, 2021 10 minutes ago, Verblonde said: Isn't Tone the hybrid? Apart from making my beloved stealth play irrelevant (I refer people to all the rude things I said on the subject re: Ise), she shouldn't be too egregious from a FF point of view - isn't Kitakami, with her zillions of torps, likely to be the big problem in that regard? Disabling FF is not exclusively Tone feachure, it's new global mechanics. And yes, Tone's hybrid (8 torpz from 4 bomber squad yeah), Kitamami just started to be visible on the horizon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BHSFL] Beastofwar [BHSFL] Players 4,596 posts Report post #18 Posted June 14, 2021 13 minutes ago, Mavewreck said: Druid looks boring as hell. 4 guns in the front, AP only and no torpedoes? I think it is all you going to need in the changing "meta" 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BASIC] koliber_1984 Players 1,113 posts 27,807 battles Report post #19 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, Spartan_Renegade said: USS Connecticut is released. it's USS Constellation, probably release closer to 4th of July Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[OGHF2] Hugh_Ruka Players 4,054 posts 5,647 battles Report post #20 Posted June 14, 2021 oh bother ... another RP DD ... pass for me ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[FALX] Hakssor Players 487 posts Report post #21 Posted June 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, tocqueville8 said: I do have Friesland, and a clone doesn't count. There are like 10 coal ships to choose among, but only Agir and Hayate for me regarding Free XP, which btw is now a lot easier to grind thanks to the weekly special flags containers. Use FreeXP to speed up the RB regrinds, especially on lower tiers. I used about 500k FXP to speed up my regrind for 3 lines, now I only have to regrind Kita to get Ohio. 61200 RB is equivalent to 3 lines with bonus and with Haru line it's about 2M XP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan_Renegade Players 855 posts 7,183 battles Report post #22 Posted June 14, 2021 19 minutes ago, koliber_1984 said: it's USS Constellation, probably release closer to 4th of July Uh, no. I meant Connecticut, a Vermont variant with brawling capabilities. It's rumored to have thicker armor plating and deck (57mm I think), faster shell flight time, and lower alpha damage. I'm not sure if it's going to be any faster than Vermont though...which theoretically sounds a bit weird for a brawling BB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BASIC] koliber_1984 Players 1,113 posts 27,807 battles Report post #23 Posted June 14, 2021 4 minutes ago, Spartan_Renegade said: Uh, no. I meant Connecticut, a Vermont variant with brawling capabilities. It's rumored to have thicker armor plating and deck (57mm I think), faster shell flight time, and lower alpha damage. I'm not sure if it's going to be any faster than Vermont which is a bit weird for a brawling BB. Ah yes, that menchoned at the bottom of the dev blog article test ship. That may be just a new revison of vermont in the future Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SM0KE] Verblonde Players 9,787 posts 20,664 battles Report post #24 Posted June 14, 2021 27 minutes ago, koliber_1984 said: Disabling FF is not exclusively Tone feachure Very true, but I'm assuming the upcoming Kitakami is what really concentrated minds on removing FF. For most games, the main plus of FF being removed (although I don't approve, due to being generally opposed to dumbing down) will probably be getting scragged less by 'friendly' Italian cruisers who struggle with quite how long their torps tend to be in play... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spartan_Renegade Players 855 posts 7,183 battles Report post #25 Posted June 14, 2021 1 minute ago, koliber_1984 said: Ah yes, that menchoned at the bottom of the dev blog article test ship. That may be just a new revison of vermont in the future A BB that obese is just begging for HE spam, torp soup and the worst of all Dutch airstrikes - who are gonna have fun nuking it out of water. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
