[M-P-M] Migantium_Mashum Players 3,146 posts 19,218 battles Report post #1 Posted June 26, 2021 I am just curious as to how my fellow forumites view Grand Battles. My View: I love it and in my opinion it beats Randoms and Ranked events hands down. In the games I have played BB's play as BB's should almost all of the time, hardly any camping, lots pushing together to support DD's or Cruisers and for the most part, not always, understanding priority targets or instructions to withdraw. As a DD main I have only used my Shimakaze and Neustrashimy with amazing success. I tried a Cruiser only once and never made it past the first enemy salvo... it was like, the enemy fired, oh look you're dead... I have played Hannover and Satsuma with 100% WR too because I always seem to have a good ally beside me.. in one game we wracked up almost 600,000 hp of enemy damage between us. It is a refreshing change to a game that was beginning to stagnate for me and it's keeping me here, keeping me interested... Interested to see all views or opinions and please this isn't a post to attack others who might have a different opinion so try to remember that. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SodaBubbles Players 1,553 posts 1,028 battles Report post #2 Posted June 26, 2021 Definitely like, definitely could be better. But the core idea is solid. The fantasy battles that WG creates are often lots of fun -- the space battles, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R_N_G] Bindolaf_Werebane Players 1,387 posts 12,045 battles Report post #3 Posted June 26, 2021 I am really neutral toward it. I've played a few games, but I don't think I'll play more. No, that's not true, I want that purple flag. But none past that. The mode is ok, but I find the super battleships boring. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad_Dog_Dante Players 6,636 posts Report post #4 Posted June 26, 2021 I like the Satsuma, but only becasue it's poison. The battlemode is boring as F. And the battleship players are even more backward then in random mode. Lets see what battleships would have become if carriers werent dominating, and then make a mode with carriers lulz. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ATRA] Srle_Vigilante Weekend Tester 1,233 posts 10,342 battles Report post #5 Posted June 26, 2021 I found it to be totally meh. Like randoms but way more predictable in terms of team lineups. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[PEZ] Yedwy Players 11,301 posts 39,586 battles Report post #6 Posted June 26, 2021 Meh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BHSFL] Beastofwar [BHSFL] Players 4,596 posts Report post #7 Posted June 26, 2021 Optimal enviroment for the FDR. The larger the targets, the more optimal that CV's characteristics are. Haven't used DD in that mode but i assume the same goes for them. Larger targets are easier to hit for them too. Actually playing those BB myself .....not much different from current Tier X ones. An obvious dead lane in BB evolution in game as IRL if ever built the secondaries of such ships would have killed any Cruiser or DD within 20 km all by themselves. We can't have that in game, so much larger main guns become inefficient over already large main guns that exist at tier X. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RossijskijAxisFlot Players 683 posts 4,171 battles Report post #8 Posted June 26, 2021 1 ora fa, Migantium_Mashum ha scritto: I am just curious as to how my fellow forumites view Grand Battles. My View: I love it and in my opinion it beats Randoms and Ranked events hands down. In the games I have played BB's play as BB's should almost all of the time, hardly any camping, lots pushing together to support DD's or Cruisers and for the most part, not always, understanding priority targets or instructions to withdraw. As a DD main I have only used my Shimakaze and Neustrashimy with amazing success. I tried a Cruiser only once and never made it past the first enemy salvo... it was like, the enemy fired, oh look you're dead... I have played Hannover and Satsuma with 100% WR too because I always seem to have a good ally beside me.. in one game we wracked up almost 600,000 hp of enemy damage between us. It is a refreshing change to a game that was beginning to stagnate for me and it's keeping me here, keeping me interested... Interested to see all views or opinions and please this isn't a post to attack others who might have a different opinion so try to remember that. good for you, I only had 17k average DDs and teammates, awful experience. No time to try and have fun with super BBs. This playerbase is getting backwards faster than french did in 1940. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SUOLA] arttuperkunas Players 1,963 posts 10,936 battles Report post #9 Posted June 26, 2021 It’s an ok mode for funsies, but tactically only a small step up from coop, with basically no cruisers and hilariously bad players driving the super bbs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_I_] Nibenay78 Players 3,266 posts 27,734 battles Report post #10 Posted June 26, 2021 2 minutes ago, arttuperkunas said: It’s an ok mode for funsies, but tactically only a small step up from coop, with basically no cruisers and hilariously bad players driving the super bbs. Amazingly bad, I think half my battles (in super BBS) was in the range of 200-250k simply because the other super BBs think they are immune when showing broadside. And the lack of cruisers is noticable :P 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_I_] Nibenay78 Players 3,266 posts 27,734 battles Report post #11 Posted June 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, Beastofwar said: Optimal enviroment for the FDR. The larger the targets, the more optimal that CV's characteristics are. Optimal environment to play Småland or Halland, good against BBs and reasonable fun against CVs trying to torp own BBs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NL69] HTN02 Players 94 posts 7,709 battles Report post #12 Posted June 26, 2021 DD heaven. next to no cruisers, and loads of big juicy targets that cant hit you if you are more that a rockthrow away from them Burning with my Friesland, 120K-200K damage easy. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-EXS-] Hades_warrior Players 5,381 posts 6,643 battles Report post #13 Posted June 26, 2021 Mode is stupid like any other idea made my weegee. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R7S] lovelacebeer Players 4,158 posts 25,226 battles Report post #14 Posted June 26, 2021 I’m actually loving it (however I have not tried playing a cruiser yet) by far the most fun I have had in game for some considerable time, and a lot less people having meltdowns because you sunk them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ImTryingButYouDontHelp Players 3,124 posts 23,045 battles Report post #15 Posted June 26, 2021 I don't know how you like battles full of so "special" players. Bots at coops play better. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R3B3L] HystericalAccuracy Players 1,505 posts 40,428 battles Report post #16 Posted June 26, 2021 One thing I noticed and which doesn´t surprise me because I expected it: Many captains start shooting the first ship they see and then cling to it. No target-change to eliminate the enemy radar-cruiser, it´s all just "my bonus, my damage, I wanna farm big numbers". So enemy radar lives to erase your DDs and than you are blind. The Satsuma looks gorgeous, I would like to have it as a prem/special ship for regular modes; but without the accuracy-bonus. Hannover feels strange but the secondaries are fun when they have something in range. The mode itself is ok, I play it a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TNDF] KratosTheUnforgiving Players 1,010 posts Report post #17 Posted June 26, 2021 GB would be OK , if CV's banned, skill level requirement to enter. Too many players with a handful of random games thinking they are good enough for SuperBBs. This could have been the game mode to bring back brawling builds, yet again WG screw it up, with lack of vision ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[THIR] Stormhawk_V Players 1,034 posts 4,895 battles Report post #18 Posted June 26, 2021 Grand Battles are literally a bag of potatoes. Not only are these BBs upscaled, the issues of the people playing them are much bigger as well. Matches with less than 150k spotting are the exception. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[R_N_G] Bindolaf_Werebane Players 1,387 posts 12,045 battles Report post #19 Posted June 26, 2021 Just played another one, in an FDR. Our team super potatoed, but capped 2 caps. The enemy pushed me (and also their Roon was just sailing around, I guess? Not capping, anyway). I got into a good position, finished off a Hannover and carried. Would have been a solo warrior if achievements counted, did about 240k maybe. Still, I was kinda bored. Very meh mode. I'll play one more battle for the remaining 160k damage and get the flags, but that's it, I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[EON] The_Finnster Players 190 posts 23,893 battles Report post #20 Posted June 26, 2021 I actually have grown to like the bracketing mechanic on the super bbs. Funnily enough, it’s probably the most realistic thing in the game. (Even if it is dead eye in disguise) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-GGS-] Sub_Human Players 634 posts 14,117 battles Report post #21 Posted June 26, 2021 Im loving it... Last 8-9 are wins with 2000 base xp. Lots of DDs, few cruisers and potatoes in big clumpsy ships... kinda like ranked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NECRO] Deckeru_Maiku Beta Tester 6,636 posts 24,864 battles Report post #22 Posted June 26, 2021 Idgaff! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SHAD] Miscommunication_dept Players 5,512 posts 24,441 battles Report post #23 Posted June 28, 2021 Grand farming mode. The Hannover had fun. 173k after 6 minutes...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BATES] leonport Players 298 posts 9,569 battles Report post #24 Posted June 28, 2021 On 6/26/2021 at 12:51 PM, Europizza said: I like the Satsuma, but only becasue it's poison. The battlemode is boring as F. And the battleship players are even more backward then in random mode. Lets see what battleships would have become if carriers werent dominating, and then make a mode with carriers lulz. i played about 30 battles in grand battle and i got carrier 1 time ,but it people keep saying cArrIERS RuIN tHe tHis GamE modE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad_Dog_Dante Players 6,636 posts Report post #25 Posted June 28, 2021 29 minutes ago, leonport said: i played about 30 battles in grand battle and i got carrier 1 time ,but it people keep saying cArrIERS RuIN tHe tHis GamE modE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Im not saying carriers ruin the game mode lol. Way to miss a point bud Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
