Battle of Skerki Bank mission

[cro_pwr]

OK, obviously WG has noticed the oversaturation of BBs, so they gave us a new mission that can be done in CRUISERS ONLY from tiers 4 onward.

So, the mission is broken into 5 stadiums, and the reward for completing mission is a Port slot. (not bad, right)

 

But, the stadiums are:
 

• In one battle destroy 1 ship  (meh, easy)
• Survive the battle, destroy one ship, join the top 5 in your team by experience (oh well, a bit more demanding, since you have to survive the battle and be on top 5, but no big deal)
• Cause 500 000 damage to enemy ships, destroy 10 ships (OK, dealing 500 000 damage in 7 days isn't that big of a deal, destroying 10 ships is an annoying grind as always since it requires you to get the last hit, but doable)
• IN ONE BATTLE destroy 4 ships, join top 4 by experience AND cause 125 000 damage to enemies (IN ONE GOD DAMN BATTLE. Just dealing 125k damage in 1 battle, in a cruiser is a HUGE feat for your regular cruiser player, BUT, thats not enough, you have to get 4 kills as well???? WHAT THE F**K???)
• IN ONE BATTLE destroy 3 ships, join top 3 by experience AND HIT 7 CITADELS (3 kills AND SEVEN CITADELS in a CRUISER when you have a game that is composed of BBS and DDs with some random cruiser in the game???? So you have to score 7 citadels on 2 cruisers you meet in game? IN ONE GAME? WHAT THE HELL AM I READING?)

 

 

And to top it all, you have 7 days to do all of that.

Seriously, is WG EU really trolling us? Do they even check the state of their own game from time to time, or they try to raise the biggest sh**storm they possibly can every time they are doing something?

 

PS. sorry for a not so pretty editing of the post, but even editor is bugging out as hell for me. I mean, if nothings working properly, why the hell would even the forum work, right?

 

Edit: 3rd step of mission is not "Cruiser only", so step 4/5 might be any ship as well

[Vanhal]

Lolz that's exactly the kind of mission i really hate, just like the kraken ones. What next, kill 3 CV in one battle?

[Egoleter]

Not all mission parts are cruiser only. Parts III to V are for any ship.

 

You are still correct that those goalposts are to high. To achieve them you need a lucky game and most ships will never be able to complete the last part with the current meta.

[The_Tyke]

I am a potato . . . there, I said it.

 

In 2995 battles (yes I should cross the 3k today  ) I play mostly DD and cruisers (not very well, but I have fun trying)

 

I have never got more than four kills, and that was the one and only time. I get three kills in maybe 1% of battles.

 

Maybe a dozen times have I amassed more than 125k damage.

 

Finishing at the top of the table, do-able, but uncommon.

 

If this is typical of the forthcoming missions then I cannot see me ever finishing one. 

 

These are Unicum requirements. Us proles will have to make do with standing on the touchline watching our peers.

[Egoleter]

These are Unicum requirements. Us proles will have to make do with standing on the touchline watching our peers.

 

Even skilled players need a lucky game to achieve those goals.

Whatever those mission designers are taking, I want something too. It seems to make even the impossible to appear as an easy task.

[RUSSIANBlAS]

Ironically the last two stages are entirely possible in something like a Scharn...

 

Especially if there are a lot of cruisers around trying to finish stage 1 and 2. Nice one WG!

[Srle_Vigilante]

*loads up the Hindenburg*

 

Admittedly the missing are pretty god damn hard for a casual Ca/CL player who is not a tier 8+, and the mission is rated tier 4+.

Honestly not the best way of adjusting the BBs to Cruiser count.

[Quetak]

not all missions must be done by everyone. And if you miss one port slot...its not so big deal.

I will try to do it, but if I will not be successful...nvm.

in a CRUISER when you have a game that is composed of BBS and DDs with some random cruiser in the game???? So you have to score 7 citadels on 2 cruisers you meet in game?

 

you know you can citadel even BB with cruiser? You have Des Moines so gogogo

[Jethro_Grey]

Well, the more folks play this mission, the more Cruisers will be in line, so yeah.

[Srle_Vigilante]

you know you can citadel even BB with cruiser? You have Des Moines so gogogo

 

Not the best and most effective at it but yeaa, i guess so.

[cro_pwr]

not all missions must be done by everyone. And if you miss one port slot...its not so big deal.

I will try to do it, but if I will not be successful...nvm.

 

you know you can citadel even BB with cruiser? You have Des Moines so gogogo

 

Yes, I have Des Moines and raking up 125k damage in a game won't be a problem for me. Scoring 7 citadels is a bit iffy, but doable (again Des Moines ftw). But I consider myself a good player that has Des Moines. How about a random regular fellow that doesn't have Des Moines, and scoring 7 citadels + 3 kills, or doing 125k damage and 4 kills in a single game?

Its like flipping a middle finger to the community and half of your player base.

[Nethraniel]

It is quite a lot of work for a port slot... last port slot mission was much easier.

[Fino_93]

mh, too easy, i would hav erestricted the kills to only russian ships...

 

 

seriously, what's happened to wg? in these months we had a t9 requirement (corrected after complaining) the "funny" kill 20 russian ships mission and now this?

 

[XbodzioXplX]

My idea - all of those stages might be active. So you can accomplish third stage without doing 1 and 2.

This would be more available for most of players.

[RobS80]

If this new 'missions' thing is anything like the WoT mission trees (for the T28 concept, T55a et al), then you better get used to it. They were all a hard slog and this looks not much different.

 

Will still give them a go but I dont need more port slots really.

[Xevious_Red]

Missions 1,2 and 3 are all doable and should be ok for almost all players.

 

Mission 4, although it states tier 6+ really needs tier 8, and more likely tier X. The requirement of 4 kills AND 125k damage is going to need a lucky game for most and will be unachieveable for a large number of players.

 

Mission 5 isn't actually that bad if you can find a bunch of cruisers (which might happen if people are trying for missions 1 and 2), but lots of people will have got stuck on mission 4

[robihr]

i dont mind if they make mission 150k damage with no kills. but 125k damage and 4 kills. wtf. in most cases where i get high damage, someone else gets the kill. seriously wg eu play the f*cking game and dont pull those missions out of your arse.

 

3 ships and 7 citadels is much easier requirement than 125k damage and 4 kills.

[Quetak]

 

Yes, I have Des Moines and raking up 125k damage in a game won't be a problem for me. Scoring 7 citadels is a bit iffy, but doable (again Des Moines ftw). But I consider myself a good player that has Des Moines. How about a random regular fellow that doesn't have Des Moines, and scoring 7 citadels + 3 kills, or doing 125k damage and 4 kills in a single game?

Its like flipping a middle finger to the community and half of your player base.

 

yep, lots of ppl will not finish this mission, thats for sure.

Im not sure how to handle it. Should be mission easy so everyone can do it? Why have such mission then, they can give us that slot for free without mission. Having one mre port slot is nothing crucial so I think most ppl can live without it.

Maybe it can just hurt some feelings.

[robihr]

 

yep, lots of ppl will not finish this mission, thats for sure.

Im not sure how to handle it. Should be mission easy so everyone can do it? Why have such mission then, they can give us that slot for free without mission. Having one mre port slot is nothing crucial so I think most ppl can live without it.

Maybe it can just hurt some feelings.

 

i dont mind a hard mission. but that kind of hard mission for a port slot? no thanks. if it was mission for some premium ship i wouldnt complain and would actually put in some effort.

[havaduck]

 

 

Its like flipping a middle finger to the community and half of your player base.

 

 

But ..... but ..... but ..... WG would never do that. /s

 

 

Damn, guys, dont you all look back to the times  in nostalgia when things like events and missions were yearned for, because we thought they would be actually done in a sensible way?

[XbodzioXplX]

 

seriously, what's happened to wg? in these months we had a t9 requirement (corrected after complaining) the "funny" kill 20 russian ships mission and now this?

 

"We've looked into statistics and it is fine"

                                            WG response

 

 

Those missions are quite hard. But they asked us for feedback so probably it would change next time. So as I've said: all stages should be active at one time.

 

[hjsteg]

WIth 550 battles played my highest score so far is just above 100k damage. So this is just like the bootcamp missions, unattainable for me. For experienced players sure, but for someone new to the game forget it.

 

Mission 1, 2 and 3 ok doable. Missions 4 and 5 lol, no way I can do that. And for 1 (one!) slot.... No words.

 

Thanks for nothing.

[Admiral_noodle]

Not all mission parts are cruiser only. Parts III to V are for any ship.

 

You are still correct that those goalposts are to high. To achieve them you need a lucky game and most ships will never be able to complete the last part with the current meta.

 

Really? Well that's sad. I was hoping it would be all cruisers. 

 

The goal posts are high but actually I've done all of them (assuming BBs count for 3-5 as you say) in the last week. But now the mission is on and I'm trying to do it I'll no doubt not be able to (or get things in the wrong order)

 

Hope campaigns mean you can choose what order to do things in

 

Final reward port slot. Which I don't need anyway. 

[cro_pwr]

 

yep, lots of ppl will not finish this mission, thats for sure.

Im not sure how to handle it. Should be mission easy so everyone can do it? Why have such mission then, they can give us that slot for free without mission. Having one mre port slot is nothing crucial so I think most ppl can live without it.

Maybe it can just hurt some feelings.

 

Well, you can make them hard, but doable. Deal 500k damage is something you need to work for. Get 10k base xp is something you need to work for. Get 20 citadel hits is something you need to work for etc.

Get 500k damage, 7 kills, 10 citadels and 5 torpedo hits in one battle is a joke.

[Ferry_25]

Of course I'll try but not too serious. That 4th stage is for me a rare epic battle. They do happen sometimes but very more often not. Indeed it's like the Kraken missions. IF I score a Kraken it's always either in stage 2 or the day after that bootcamp ends....