waxx25 Players 1,296 posts 11,488 battles Report post #1 Posted February 8, 2017 I suspect I know why WG made this season tier 7 but I won't go too far into tin-foil-hat theories. This next season will be dominated by the cruiser Belfast and the destroyer Leningrad. I just bought the Lenningrad myself and.....wow. It is everything you wanted your Kiev to be, stealth, speed, 8km torps and a decent hp pool. It simply has no competition at its tier, the Byska comes close but doesnt match it. Belfast.....do I really need to say more? an example of what Leningrad is capable follows, mind you this is my very first game in it and it was a defeat. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-SBG-] ColonelPete Players 38,559 posts 19,178 battles Report post #2 Posted February 8, 2017 Leningrad? Not impressed. My Blyska has 6.8 km Stealth and more guns. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KptStrzyga Beta Tester 4,868 posts 5,014 battles Report post #3 Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) My bet is on Błyska (faster turrets so much better than Lenin in knife fight and more of stealth shooting) and Sharnhorst. And Saipan. Edited February 8, 2017 by KptStrzyga Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-RDE-] PotatoTorpedo Players 98 posts 30,624 battles Report post #4 Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Leningrad? Not impressed. My Blyska has 6.8 km Stealth and more guns. Leningrad has better stealth, faster firing guns, higher top speed and better torps. It's a close call for me between the two. Both very good ships. Along with the Sims, one of my favourite ships in the game, we have some great (premium!) DD to choose. Edited February 8, 2017 by PotatoTorpedo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BLOBS] Spellfire40 Beta Tester 5,330 posts 13,776 battles Report post #5 Posted February 8, 2017 Plus you play in a giant killbox of a gamemode. sadly most teamoriented moved you can make here will give other ships the dont lose Star on a lose in a DD. Be sure to Stock up on karma this will be even more griping as usall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] __Helmut_Kohl__ Beta Tester 4,156 posts 18,919 battles Report post #6 Posted February 8, 2017 How could Lenin ever be better in a gun fight?! Even when Lenin gets all guns at the target, Blys still has 15% more DPM. And Blys can stealth fire from 10.4 km. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
albinbino Players 662 posts 11,080 battles Report post #7 Posted February 8, 2017 No need for premium ship to be competative in tier 7. Just get Genissau, which is easy OP ship in its tier. If you like cruisers get the russian one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] __Helmut_Kohl__ Beta Tester 4,156 posts 18,919 battles Report post #8 Posted February 8, 2017 Gneisenau, Fiji and Mahan should indeed be just as competitive non-premiums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParEx Weekend Tester, In AlfaTesters 1,449 posts 7,711 battles Report post #9 Posted February 8, 2017 Yep, but thats it. I really dont think we will see a lot of mixed games in this season. A lot of ships I like will not be competetive I guess. How about Lollanta? Pepsi, Sims? Guess these will not be seen a lot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Migulaitor Players 748 posts Report post #10 Posted February 8, 2017 Im bringing Gneisenau and Atlanta. In reserve shiratsuyu, fiji and 5 myokos. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-N5C-] AgreeableSneaky Players 53 posts 15,017 battles Report post #11 Posted February 8, 2017 don't forget also myoko is a decent choice in T7...In my opinion a good choice for non-premium after Fiji, and are a better option than Yorck or schoors who turns like a sluggish bb with paper armor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[_L_S_] Grumsz Players 71 posts 4,807 battles Report post #12 Posted February 8, 2017 There will be many ships. I dont see any domination there... I will be happy with my Indianapolis beeing the only radar equiped ship ;-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenacious_torps ∞ Players 1,373 posts Report post #13 Posted February 8, 2017 Tin foil hats are a solid fashion choice in WG land though... Just as much as prem ships in ranked appear to be the most solid choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HU-SD] Prospect_b Players 2,655 posts 14,214 battles Report post #14 Posted February 8, 2017 mate posted this link 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[FIFO] ilhilh [FIFO] Beta Tester 2,451 posts 7,514 battles Report post #15 Posted February 8, 2017 Gneisenau specialises in high damage to BBs... it is less good <than other tier 7 BBs> at dealing with cruisers and pretty terrible against DDs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-RDE-] PotatoTorpedo Players 98 posts 30,624 battles Report post #16 Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) How could Lenin ever be better in a gun fight?! Even when Lenin gets all guns at the target, Blys still has 15% more DPM. No it does not. Better - but not by that much. Leningrad is faster and harder to hit - a missed salvo hurts the Blys more with its slower reload. Leningrad has better stealth and maybe can get the first hit in. The two ships are very close. It all comes down to RNG and skill. Edited February 8, 2017 by PotatoTorpedo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seeigel Beta Tester 158 posts 8,409 battles Report post #17 Posted February 8, 2017 There will be many ships. I dont see any domination there... I will be happy with my Indianapolis beeing the only radar equiped ship ;-) Dont forget Lolanta and Belfast, they also have radar. My guess is that its gonna be alot german BBs and british CLs, but there are many more choices, often depending on playstyle. Not as bad as the last Bismarck vs Benson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SICK] Exocet6951 Weekend Tester 5,151 posts 11,809 battles Report post #18 Posted February 8, 2017 If there are as many Saipans as the last tier7 season, Leningrads will quickly be replaced by Blyskas.9 plane Saipan DB squadrons can melt steel beams Stalin ships. Still absolutely certain that we'll see Shiny Horse, Blyska, Saipan and probably Belfasts as top picks. Secondary picks? The poor man's version of those same ships, Gneisenau, Mahan, Hiryu and either Fiji or Myoko. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[PORT] Atris2nd Beta Tester 333 posts 6,438 battles Report post #19 Posted February 8, 2017 I'll just be playing Fiji in ranked. Might as well grind my ship whilst playing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-RDE-] PotatoTorpedo Players 98 posts 30,624 battles Report post #20 Posted February 8, 2017 Leningrads will quickly be replaced by Blyskas. 9 plane Saipan DB squadrons can melt steel beams Stalin ships. Makes no sense at all. What is the difference AA wise between Blyska and Leningrad? You could argue the Leningrad, being faster, is actually harder to hit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tenacious_torps ∞ Players 1,373 posts Report post #21 Posted February 8, 2017 Makes no sense at all. What is the difference AA wise between Blyska and Leningrad? You could argue the Leningrad, being faster, is actually harder to hit. Turning circle isn't exactly one of the strong points of the Leningrad. Speed really is all she has to protect her from CVs and that can be a problem too, tends to drift into turns like a lot of the Russian DDs do. More against torp drops though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParEx Weekend Tester, In AlfaTesters 1,449 posts 7,711 battles Report post #22 Posted February 8, 2017 Makes no sense at all. What is the difference AA wise between Blyska and Leningrad? You could argue the Leningrad, being faster, is actually harder to hit. Or take Sime and use your Defensive Fire consumeable. We will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-RDE-] PotatoTorpedo Players 98 posts 30,624 battles Report post #23 Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) Or take Sime and use your Defensive Fire consumeable. We will see. Exactly. One of the reasons I will be starting off with the Sims as my DD of choice. Best smoke for team and Defensive Fire are nice. Edited February 8, 2017 by PotatoTorpedo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creamgravy Players 2,780 posts 17,292 battles Report post #24 Posted February 8, 2017 Leberecht Maass and Akatsuki are very similar to Błyskawica and Leningrad. They all have good speed, good guns and good torpedoes. Akatsuki is my no.1 fav at the moment. The only ones with a unique advantage are... Shiratsuyu - The only tier 7 destroyer with great concealment. Other destroyers can't push into you, assuming your team mates have played this game before. Sims - The only tier 7 destroyer with amazing AA, better than most T7 cruisers with the right captain. It'll crush CV heavy meta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-5D-] HotshotJimmy [-5D-] Players 498 posts 5,250 battles Report post #25 Posted February 8, 2017 Don't forget the Fiji Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
