Do battleships need aim assist for long-range shots? Poll.

[viceadmiral123]

Similar to how torpedoes have aim assist that calculates speed and heading, battleships could use visual aid for shots that take long time to reach target. There is already enough RNG with the shell spread.

 

There is a skill for 2 points that alerts you to incoming fire with flight time >6 seconds.

There could be a 3 point artillery skill that gives lead indicator for shots >6 seconds (just example idea).

 

Please don't turn this into "OMG CVs are OP, DDs need nerf, BBs one shot me" topic. Feel free to share your experience with how effective your long-range shots are.

[Makoniel]

No problem with long range shots. Just know your guns, practice, and you'll be a good BB gunner. An aim indicator would just make the game a point and click with absolutely ZERO skill involved, just a boring RNG game. 

 

Torpedoes have an aim indicator, but with torpedoes speed, it is needed. We're talking about almost minutes to reach the target, who can dodge everything if he isn't half brained. 

[ShockPirat]

If the target keeps constant speed and course, I'd say I will hit them 9/10 times on long range shots. It just takes some time to learn how to aim. In my opinion no aim assist is needed.

[AnuSuaraj]

How about no.

 

The last thing this game needs is aim assisted long range sniper BBs.

[Vanhal]

No, they don't. They do need buff, but not like this.

[Hauptbahnhof]

Shells travel 20 times faster then torpedoes do. Next question.

[ilhilh]

Not needed.  Practice / trail-and-error is more than enough.

[Crow_Eschatologist]

Nah - they just need dispersion reduced so on target shots don't constantly splice the target.

[beani5003]

I dont know about Aim Assist, but RNG needs to be lowered, i mean, this is an arcade game, no treal, so lets have some god damn accuracy in the guns.

[Historynerd]

I dont know about Aim Assist, but RNG needs to be lowered, i mean, this is an arcade game, no treal, so lets have some god damn accuracy in the guns.

 

Technically, even in the less accurate BB we might have in game, one is more accurate than any battlewagon was in any naval engagement...

[Synth_FG]

Doesn't take that much practice to work out where you need to aim for a BB, CA or DD doing full pelt at max range

simply then adjust for closer ranges and approach angle

[beani5003]

 

Technically, even in the less accurate BB we might have in game, one is more accurate than any battlewagon was in any naval engagement...

 

well, that goes without saying, but given the grouping that cruisers and destroyers can manager, why do battleship suffer so much?

[Historynerd]

 

well, that goes without saying, but given the grouping that cruisers and destroyers can manager, why do battleship suffer so much?

 

That might be pretty much the historical reason, I'm afraid...

[beani5003]

 

That might be pretty much the historical reason, I'm afraid...

 

yeah, gotta love WG, and their justifcation of stuff.

[Saltpastillen]

When you shoot at 20+ km ranges. you are not supposed to be very accurate really.

 

I still enjoy a citadel or two at those ranges, but I dont expect them every single shot.

[Colossamite]

As a BB player i dont want aim assist regardless of range nor do i want 6th sense for incoming Shells

 

[beani5003]

When you shoot at 20+ km ranges. you are not supposed to be very accurate really.

 

I still enjoy a citadel or two at those ranges, but I dont expect them every single shot.

 

BB secondaries could fire out near that kind of ranges.

We aren't asking for lasers, we just want the shells to land in the same post code, like, i dont know, cruisers and destroyers shells do.

[Hanszeehock]

Aim assist ain't popular on these forums 

 

[Figment]

No.

[Userext]

 

BB secondaries could fire out near that kind of ranges.

We aren't asking for lasers, we just want the shells to land in the same post code, like, i dont know, cruisers and destroyers shells do.

 

Aim well or get close

[Saltpastillen]

 

BB secondaries could fire out near that kind of ranges.

We aren't asking for lasers, we just want the shells to land in the same post code, like, i dont know, cruisers and destroyers shells do.

 

No point in bringing real numbers like that into this discussion. They are not really relevant to our computerships.

 

 

[Faolchu]

I primarily play BBs and theres no way I want an aim-assist!

 

I would like my 16inch shells to do more than 1.3k damage when I fire a broadside into a cruiser.

[Vanhal]

 

Technically, even in the less accurate BB we might have in game, one is more accurate than any battlewagon was in any naval engagement...

 

Torps and planes would be even more hit if this would resemble real engagement. DD would be absolutely unplayable, CA would burn. BB would rule the seas for 3 hours that would take CV to attack

[Userext]

 

Torps and planes would be even more hit if this would resemble real engagement. DD would be absolutely unplayable, CA would burn. BB would rule the seas for 3 hours that would take CV to attack

 

subs would sink BBs left and right

[anonym_d4pe6etHHxdx]

BB's would do well without the usual Wargaming crap. BB's have armor but it doesn't count cos of HE who now can set them on fire also as if cruisers DPM wasn't enough. They can be set on fire even by DD's tiny guns. Also BB's have big guns but of course they are inaccurate and with the new Wargaming "brilliant" idea they over penetrate and you wait half a minute do do 1k damage, if you're lucky, or nothing. So you should save yourself some pain and start playing cruisers or DD's like the "smart" people. If you still can't hit anything you can try CV's where you don't need to aim and also you have a nice strategic view.