[L4GG] Butterdoll Players 3,470 posts 11,414 battles Report post #1 Posted July 25, 2017 Kuma what an awesomestacular ship. the best ship up until now. what I've been missing. stock ship, didn't allocated any captain's points yet, I think 0 modules. the first ship I don't feel the need to do anything. I cap, I kill, I attack, I defend, I switch flanks, I... I don't know. OMG!!! the only thing I didn't do yet with it, flying. yet. the best ship I have hands down. and it's only tier IV (rolling eyes) (sigh) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HOO] BuzzLine Players 12 posts 8,177 battles Report post #2 Posted July 25, 2017 Ooooh yes. I have very fond memories of the Kuma. <3 It is very well suited to the fast pace of T4 battles and quite well rounded, not a lot of hit points but you learn the "dodge as armor" principle of light cruisers. Have fun ! Float safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvfharrier Weekend Tester 805 posts 4,630 battles Report post #3 Posted July 25, 2017 Back in the day when I was grinding low tiers the Kuma was probably my favourite ship to both sail and to shoot at, hide that citadel! Good times. Oh to be young again and play the Kuma for the first time... last time I played it it had to contend with Fusos and it was still great. Must be even better now, hadn't even considered that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zogash85 Beta Tester 516 posts 4,160 battles Report post #4 Posted July 25, 2017 A well played Kuma is a force to be reckoned with. A Kuma that drives in a straight line for more than 5 seconds is a damage piñata for my Arkansas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TTTX] Tyrendian89 [TTTX] Players 4,608 posts 8,139 battles Report post #5 Posted July 25, 2017 yeah good old little Kuma - very nice ship :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CAIN] G01ngToxicCommand0 Beta Tester 2,177 posts 23,318 battles Report post #6 Posted July 25, 2017 I wish that Kuma had 139mm guns... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvfharrier Weekend Tester 805 posts 4,630 battles Report post #7 Posted July 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, atomskytten said: I wish that Kuma had 139mm guns... Setting the threshold at 1mm below the Kuma's gun calibre was not a coincidence :p. It was one of a few cruisers that were pretty severely overpowered back then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[L4GG] Butterdoll Players 3,470 posts 11,414 battles Report post #8 Posted July 25, 2017 the best of all. and I've got the best. emile, phoenix, Omaha, Cleveland, la galio something, I have the Clemson too. they are good ships, excellent ships, that I love very much. but kuma it's something else, it's all that I'm looking for in one ship. while with pensa (blaaarrrgh) I've got to be at mid health for the guns starts kicking in acceptable . with kuma with adrenaline rush I'll be getting free with murder. OMG. Sooooooo fun it is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvfharrier Weekend Tester 805 posts 4,630 battles Report post #9 Posted July 25, 2017 33 minutes ago, Tyrendian89 said: yeah good old little Kuma - very nice ship :) Used to shadow play this game quite a lot back in the day. Got a bout of nostalgia from this thread, remembered I had a two year old Kuma battle recorded and so went back and watched it. While watching the mighty Kuma vanquish all that came before it I thought the name of one poor victim looked familiar! August 2015. Can't help but feel the game was better back then... could just be nostalgia and rosy retrospection talking though. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 15,786 posts 26,801 battles Report post #10 Posted July 25, 2017 23 minutes ago, rvfharrier said: August 2015. Can't help but feel the game was better back then... 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CPA] Procrastes Beta Tester 4,083 posts 4,481 battles Report post #11 Posted July 26, 2017 The Kuma is a great little cruiser! She is definitely one of the ships you keep coming back to, no matter how high you go up the tiers. I have actually kept my Atago captain on her rather than post him on the Aoba, since the Kuma is simply more fun to play. And with DE and CE skills on her captain, the Kuma becomes a truly scary adversary! The Kuma has got a good number of guns that deliver a hefty punch for her tier, she's got good torpedoes, she's very manoeuvrable, and to top it off she's even got a fighter plane to mess up carrier attacks and spot the odd torpedo. The fact that she has a citadel that positively attracts AP shells, is actually a good thing, since she would be totally obnoxious otherwise! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[UNICS] Nechrom Beta Tester 4,870 posts 10,112 battles Report post #12 Posted July 26, 2017 I love all the destroyer leader type cruisers and the Kuma is no exception. Just recently got her dedicated captain up to 10 points which is very useful. I just wish they would continue adding more of these cruisers to the game. Both the Agano and Oyodo classes are still missing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mangrey Beta Tester, Players 740 posts 20,955 battles Report post #13 Posted July 26, 2017 oh yes ... the Kuma .... I remeber citadelle the leving crap out of them with my gremmy :D... good times mang Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[XODUS] JaiFoh Players 799 posts 4,868 battles Report post #14 Posted July 26, 2017 i love the Kuma i still haven't actually taken the furious-taco out of the dock to play her as i am scared that i will not enjoy her as much. The Kuma is great fun and i will be keeping her. i wish i had the time to play the game as much as many but i only get 50-60 games a month due to my busy real life (Father, Husband, Works for a Blue Chip IT Firm, local elected politician, spare time whats that?) this is how i relax by blowing thousands of tons of steel to bits each evening Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puxflacet Players 1,694 posts 3,784 battles Report post #15 Posted July 26, 2017 i had never really remarkable game with her although i feel her potential...shes also pretty good looking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvfharrier Weekend Tester 805 posts 4,630 battles Report post #16 Posted July 26, 2017 1 hour ago, JaiFoh said: i love the Kuma i still haven't actually taken the furious-taco out of the dock to play her as i am scared that i will not enjoy her as much. The Kuma is great fun and i will be keeping her. i wish i had the time to play the game as much as many but i only get 50-60 games a month due to my busy real life (Father, Husband, Works for a Blue Chip IT Firm, local elected politician, spare time whats that?) this is how i relax by blowing thousands of tons of steel to bits each evening Spoilers, you won't enjoy the Furutaka as much as the Kuma. Tier for tier it's not as good of a ship and it will face much more brutal MM to boot. Now that you know that and have no expectations you can resume your quest to get a Zao! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HOO] Fat_Maniac [HOO] Players 2,337 posts 4,238 battles Report post #17 Posted July 26, 2017 29 minutes ago, rvfharrier said: Spoilers, you won't enjoy the Furutaka as much as the Kuma. Tier for tier it's not as good of a ship and it will face much more brutal MM to boot. Now that you know that and have no expectations you can resume your quest to get a Zao! Tell me about it I'm there right now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[UTW] ShinGetsu Weekend Tester, In AlfaTesters 8,985 posts 7,359 battles Report post #18 Posted July 26, 2017 Furutaka is still a beast at dealing with other cruiser though. Those 203mm at tier 5 murders absolutely anything with AP and it's the only cruiser of the whole IJN line (except Atago) that have great forward torpedo angles. Designed for being agressive. Though Kirov was even funnier to play. Tier 5 matchmaking may have been a bit hard, but I still managed around 40k average damage and that would have gone up to 60k if not for that matchmaking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] lup3s Players 5,744 posts 32,893 battles Report post #19 Posted July 26, 2017 44 minutes ago, ShinGetsu said: Furutaka is still a beast at dealing with other cruiser though. Those 203mm at tier 5 murders absolutely anything with AP and it's the only cruiser of the whole IJN line (except Atago) that have great forward torpedo angles. Designed for being agressive. Though Kirov was even funnier to play. Tier 5 matchmaking may have been a bit hard, but I still managed around 40k average damage and that would have gone up to 60k if not for that matchmaking. I find the Kirov to be more consistent (more citadels / more pens / less overpens) than the Furutaka. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LOZFFVII Players 2,848 posts 5,365 battles Report post #20 Posted July 26, 2017 Kuma is amazing. Iirc, I got both Confederate and High Caliber on my first game in her! I think I got both of those medals twice in my career with her. She is just so awesome! And I can confirm that Furutaka is a disappointment by comparison. The turret traverse is awful and you do not want to try using the stock guns. Took one look at those stats and was like: "Nope! Better Free XP that away!" 3 hours ago, puxflacet said: i had never really remarkable game with her although i feel her potential...shes also pretty good looking Spoiler She is pretty cute, but not my type. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Live85 Weekend Tester 453 posts Report post #21 Posted July 26, 2017 14 hours ago, Butterdoll said: Kuma what an awesomestacular ship. the best ship up until now. what I've been missing. stock ship, didn't allocated any captain's points yet, I think 0 modules. the first ship I don't feel the need to do anything. I cap, I kill, I attack, I defend, I switch flanks, I... I don't know. OMG!!! the only thing I didn't do yet with it, flying. yet. the best ship I have hands down. and it's only tier IV (rolling eyes) (sigh) You weren't around when the AFT nerfs went live (with the Advanced Firing Skill trained you could increase the main battery range) and during that period there was quite a lot of rage on the forums. Specifically, I remember arguing quite a bit with a sealclubber another player that kept rambling on and on how the Kuma was going to completely lose to the new and upcoming Svietlana, and how the Kuma desperately needed a buff to stay competitive and not to be useless. As it turns out, Kuma is still performing on par with the Svietlana... who would have thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rvfharrier Weekend Tester 805 posts 4,630 battles Report post #22 Posted July 26, 2017 Furutaka isn't a bad ship at all and never was, but relative to its peers and its matchmaking the Kuma was and still is simply far better. Furutaka was plagued by sharing a tier with the monstrously OP Omaha/Murmansk back in the day when it got good MM, and now that the Murmansk has been somewhat declawed and the Furutaka had a chance to step into the limelight... awful T5 MM struck. Poor ship never could catch a break. :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BAD-F] Sams_Baneblade Beta Tester, Players 299 posts 10,751 battles Report post #23 Posted July 26, 2017 Lots of guns, with japanese nuclear warheads. BBabies and DDs hates it. PS: If you enjoy the Kuma, you might enjoy the Yubari. It might very probably be on sales again in the future. Awesome if you know how to WASD I am currently sitting at 49k average and 72% wr for 22 battles. Gameplay is between Kuma and a smokeless DD: nimble, discrete, laser-accurate long-ranged guns, with powerful AA (+DEFAA) as a welcome bonus. Sadly, no Hydro and horrible angles for its 6km submarine nukes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VC381 Players 2,928 posts 6,549 battles Report post #24 Posted July 26, 2017 Always glad to see a happy player! Makes me wonder if I should try this ship again. The IJN cruiser line was the first I played, and the Kuma was the first ship I skipped with Free XP. I hated it at the time but I loved the Furutaka (pre-C-hull) and never looked back. Maybe I'm just weird like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Kenliero Players 2,478 posts 11,195 battles Report post #25 Posted July 26, 2017 1 hour ago, rvfharrier said: Furutaka isn't a bad ship at all and never was, but relative to its peers and its matchmaking the Kuma was and still is simply far better. Furutaka was plagued by sharing a tier with the monstrously OP Omaha/Murmansk back in the day when it got good MM, and now that the Murmansk has been somewhat declawed and the Furutaka had a chance to step into the limelight... awful T5 MM struck. Poor ship never could catch a break. :( Furutaka actually was really bad ship, until they reworked it's whole gun setup. After that change it went from BAD directly to BEAST, dispite of that limited weaponrange. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
