Thoughts after finishing the birthday-event

[krautjaeger]

So, yeah, two years. I remember quite fondly entering CBT and sailing these ships for the first time, and now we're here. Just finished the birthday-event here on EU, did NA yesterday, and the prizes were quite useful and nice although I wish the red colour were a little darker for the camos as it's quite bright but that's just getting used to, all in all nice camos with nice bonuses. So the event then and the requirements, well to be frightfully honest this whole event felt like going to work doing things you really did not want to be doing but had to if you wanted to 'finish the day'. I guess the reasoning behind being very specific with what ships to use in what task was to give us some sort of trip down memory lane, but for me it was an exercise in sailing ships I've left behind because reasons and also sold for the same reasons. On my travels I met a lot of people that were likewise...frustrated, that lined up the required ships for a task and just spam them until they won or sailed their ship in to the enemy to get that kill they needed even it was strategically unsound but 'it had to be done' because around them people sat waiting to pull the trigger but didn't because they needed to be sure to get the kill so the only way for that guy to secure his kill was to sacrifice himself. 'The things we do to finish our tasks...' Well, this is the same on pretty much all events though but it is made lighter in others because we've been able for the most part to choose the ship we'd like to play and not having to re-buy a ship we left behind, or go back to tier 3 co-op. All in all I feel tired, as said like I've been to work and quite frankly missed the whole party because I was there.

 

It seemed that for the most part this event started at tier 5, and remembering how it was back then and thinking about how people without premium do use a lot more time then add casual on top it's quite a chore for some to reach tier 5 in several lines which makes me wonder if future events should start at tier 4 to make sure the new players are brought in on it from the get-go. It was nice of them to give us SCs for each tier 10, and also special flags for each 1000 battles, but the latter left out the people that just started out. Would be nice if people got 10 of each for 1-1000, then 1001-2000 and so on to have the new players in on it as well but ok. Different strokes for different folks, and there are bound to be a lot of people that enjoyed every bit of this event for their reasons and possibly because they were in that stage where they'd be playing these ships anyway but I'm just glad it's over and hoping next year it will be a different approach. Time to rest and do something else until the 29th, recharge. One thing is for sure though, I am glad to see WoWs going well after two years although I'd like to see more promotion of the game that draws more players in to the fold. Happy birthday.

[Loran_Battle]

11 minutes ago, krautjaeger said:

So the event then and the requirements, well to be frightfully honest this whole event felt like going to work doing things you really did not want to be doing but had to if you wanted to 'finish the day'. I guess the reasoning behind being very specific with what ships to use in what task was to give us some sort of trip down memory lane, but for me it was an exercise in sailing ships I've left behind because reasons and also sold for the same reasons.

 

Nail + head right there.

 

The specific ships required really makes this feel more like a frigging chore than anything else. At least the Louis at tier 3 in co-op was kinda fun. But a lot of the others I don't even feel like trying even though I have all the ships.

I will probably use duplicates to get the collection, but even though I probably could get all the achievements, I will probably not do it. It is too forced.

[hgbn_dk]

I liked the diversity called out in the ships you needed to complete the collection... Many of them I hadn't touched for a really long time. It was really fun to return to these ships, and the required things to do, to successfully complete each task wasn't to hard either. Really need to take everyone of my ships out for a spin on a regular basis in the future. 

[Gnirf]

I think the event is great with lots of diversity. We have had events/campaigns where it is rather free choice of ship if not shiptypes and this was imagination and fun to have something different.

Sure it has it drawbacks but I applaud the effort, and it shows some creativity which I liked. Otherwise it would be similar to other events. This was new and I like the forum activity which solves and discuss the event. Overall I am very happy , I have still the IJN DD to solve , have plenty of duplicates but I will hang on it is at least something I want to fix the real way.

[tank276]

I bought the Akizuki back and didnt have the strength to even try the "15k main arma dmg + 30k torp dmg" !!!

Just have 1 more ship in port now.

Also failed at the "Bismarck dreadnought" mission.

Those are the two that I didnt get, I finished the collection with duplicates and I liked the camos, they look nice (though a bit reddish)

In general terms I enjoyed the Anniversary Special a lot, discounts , Super Containers, lots of dragon flags.

Thumbs up WG for this one

 

13 hours ago, Gnirf said:

I think the event is great with lots of diversity. We have had events/campaigns where it is rather free choice of ship if not shiptypes and this was imagination and fun to have something different.

Sure it has it drawbacks but I applaud the effort, and it shows some creativity which I liked. Otherwise it would be similar to other events. This was new and I like the forum activity which solves and discuss the event. Overall I am very happy , I have still the IJN DD to solve , have plenty of duplicates but I will hang on it is at least something I want to fix the real way.

+1 Hey dude

[triumphgt6]

Not as challenging or as much fun as the other collections but happy to have the Monarch camo. Confess to just using duplicates for many of the items - the 2 for 1 swap made this very easy. So thank you to WG and Happy Birthday.

[Nechrom]

But in actual practice, the only thing hidden behind the more specific requirements are just achievements. Small badges on the player profile.

To get every piece of actual content you could just repeat the super easy ones a few times.

 

There is no reason why achievement-hunters would complain about very specific requirements as that's the very essence of what an achievement is.

If it's easy, then it's not an achievement.

[Gnirf]

1 minute ago, tank276 said:

+1 Hey dude

Hello again, so you could not bear to cheat 

Well I will see if I have to I have played some Akizuki games now very frustrating as I have not the captain skills for IFHE yet and I have hundreds of hits with almost zero damage even if I get the torp damage.

I have too much left to grind for that skill. I need som top tier games but I have almost always had T10 games ...... While you normally can handle that it is frustrating when you must have artillery damage. Have been 1300 damage short once where the game ended because we won , great!

[tank276]

1 minute ago, Gnirf said:

Hello again, so you could not bear to cheat 

Well I will see if I have to I have played some Akizuki games now very frustrating as I have not the captain skills for IFHE yet and I have hundreds of hits with almost zero damage even if I get the torp damage.

I have too much left to grind for that skill. I need som top tier games but I have almost always had T10 games ...... While you normally can handle that it is frustrating when you must have artillery damage. Have been 1300 damage short once where the game ended because we won , great!

Hahaha, indeed on your first point.

I have IFHE in the Akizuki dude, it is the torpedoe damage that makes me think about it twice. And I think flooding dmg doesnt count, it must be "clear"  torp dmg. Oh Lord.

The "just 1,3 k dmg short off target" are the more frustrating games.

Wish you luck, I wont bother anymore, I mean it is just 2 small achievement ribbons less, the perma camos are in port.

Take it cool bro

Laters

[Nechrom]

26 minutes ago, tank276 said:

Hahaha, indeed on your first point.

I have IFHE in the Akizuki dude, it is the torpedoe damage that makes me think about it twice. And I think flooding dmg doesnt count, it must be "clear"  torp dmg. Oh Lord.

The "just 1,3 k dmg short off target" are the more frustrating games.

Wish you luck, I wont bother anymore, I mean it is just 2 small achievement ribbons less, the perma camos are in port.

Take it cool bro

Laters

 

I completed it earlier this evening.

Managed to finally get one torp hit on a Missouri and two on a Hipper.

Pretty sure you need at least 3 hits, unless you get two full damage hits on DDs I guess.

 

The relief right now...

[tank276]

Just now, Nechrom said:

 

I completed it earlier this evening.

Managed to finally get one torp hit on a Missouri and two on a Hipper.

Pretty sure you need at least 3 hits, unless you get two full damage hits on DDs I guess.

 

The relief right now...

Nice ,nice

[robihr]

btw you can finish achievements this till 28th...

[RUSSIANBlAS]

Aki needs 3 torps maybe 4 vs well armoured BB to get 30k damage.

 

I went for torp damage first and got it fairly easily.

 

Some of the achievements felt silly but they made sense giving it was a journey through the game's development. Whatever else it forced me to get French Cruisers and German DDs to T5...

[tank276]

1 minute ago, Negativvv said:

Aki needs 3 torps maybe 4 vs well armoured BB to get 30k damage.

 

I went for torp damage first and got it fairly easily.

 

Some of the achievements felt silly but they made sense giving it was a journey through the game's development. Whatever else it forced me to get French Cruisers and German DDs to T5...

I think you wont regret any of the two lines, from Martel and upwards, the French cruisers are excellent, especially if you like IJN line gameplay.

In recent competitive tournaments some clans used them instead of Atagos, I think that says a lot.

And the Z-46 ,for me , gives the Fletcher the chills for best t9 DD.

[mtm78]

I was grinding Baquettes anyway, Algerie atm. The CM cammo will be put to good use, I even still have that Kiev and I think I will try playing it some at some time. The others.. Yeah I should finish NO grind some day, with upcoming CW's I'm sure Des Memes will be handy to have   

[Agantas]

55 minutes ago, Gnirf said:

Hello again, so you could not bear to cheat 

Well I will see if I have to I have played some Akizuki games now very frustrating as I have not the captain skills for IFHE yet and I have hundreds of hits with almost zero damage even if I get the torp damage.

I have too much left to grind for that skill. I need som top tier games but I have almost always had T10 games ...... While you normally can handle that it is frustrating when you must have artillery damage. Have been 1300 damage short once where the game ended because we won , great!

 

I solved the no IFHE on Akizuki problem with elite commander xp.

 

That said, I skipped the three do damage with guns and torps/fires missions with Japanese/Soviet DDs and French cruisers. I also skipped the Bismarck dreadnought mission. I just decided that it was faster and easier to gather these with duplicates of easier mission collectibles. This proved to be the case: I gathered the last five duplicates in two games, using Missouri and ARP Ashigara as the ships for the task.

[Gnirf]

7 minutes ago, Agantas said:

 

I solved the no IFHE on Akizuki problem with elite commander xp.

 

That said, I skipped the three do damage with guns and torps/fires missions with Japanese/Soviet DDs and French cruisers. I also skipped the Bismarck dreadnought mission. I just decided that it was faster and easier to gather these with duplicates of easier mission collectibles. This proved to be the case: I gathered the last five duplicates in two games, using Missouri and ARP Ashigara as the ships for the task.

well I have elite commander XP but i have too little to waste it on just 1 ship

[Agantas]

24 minutes ago, Gnirf said:

well I have elite commander XP but i have too little to waste it on just 1 ship

 

Then you'll have to make do shooting AP at superstructures and DD sides, because only thing Akizuki HE pens without IFHE is DD superstructure. Like I said, I skipped that particular mission myself, so there's no real time limit for your Akizuki training. If you have an 19-point commander on a ship you enjoy playing, then that one will generate you some elite xp anyway.

[ImperialAdmiral]

Akizuki mission seems a little buggy if you ask me.

It is pretty hard on its own especially if you are constantly matched against tier X

[Gnirf]

12 minutes ago, Agantas said:

 

Then you'll have to make do shooting AP at superstructures and DD sides, because only thing Akizuki HE pens without IFHE is DD superstructure. Like I said, I skipped that particular mission myself, so there's no real time limit for your Akizuki training. If you have an 19-point commander on a ship you enjoy playing, then that one will generate you some elite xp anyway.

I know but I levelled up a Grozovoi 10 pt + some others earlier so I am nearly down pn less than 50000 wth only 2 19 p it is slow to rebuild, I use AP a lot-had suddenly 29000 in artillery damage but then the torps failed

[Major_Damage225]

Im dossapointed i didnt have the time to play 

Now i wont have the achievments... bummer. 

[Nechrom]

18 minutes ago, Major_Damage225 said:

Im dossapointed i didnt have the time to play 

Now i wont have the achievments... bummer. 

 

They are still active for at least a week more.

[hgbn_dk]

18 minutes ago, Major_Damage225 said:

Im dossapointed i didnt have the time to play 

Now i wont have the achievments... bummer. 

Still running to next patch comes out

[Admiral_noodle]

I enjoyed it. But mostly given the duplicates were 2 for 1 I just farmed the ones I would get with my regular line up and bought the rest  

 

i did get to go out in arp Kongo and that felt like old times. Well it did and it didn't. My arp looks like a Kongo (garish colours off) but the meta was different. Lots of BBs firing he and sitting still. Ah well, I fired ap increased my average damage and farmed a few dreadnoughts and fireproofs. Seriously folks if your not in a tier 4 or 5 rnbb don't spam he...

 

the event also encouraged me to take out my tier Xs. I was surprised that the old fear of doing badly at tier X has now gone, I've mostly worked out what to do in each of them and I have two new favourite ships. Des Moines and Montana. Ironically the first lines I set out grinding after the game release but took my time to get there. Maybe one day I'll finally get round to grinding Hipper...

 

the collection was nicely done and the comments on the achievements were quite funny. 

 

And i I now have premium camo on my favourite tier 8s. Kiev (I must return to her) New Orleans and Charles Martel. 

 

Pretty good. Just a bit of a shame I'm done now. Although I could go and see how many of the ones I've bought I could actually do, but I don't think I'll bother. 

[Ferry_25]

I really liked it as well. Getting the collection complete shouldn't be that hard: trade 2 for 1. I couldn't do the German DD mission cause I don't have that tier. Still not mustered up the motivation to pick up the line again. (parallel on topic: is the German DD line worth it?). For some others I was too lazy. So I traded 4 or 5 for duplicates. I did even try the RN cruiser mission. But in leander that wasn't very succesful as I feared...