cro_pwr Players 2,735 posts 10,310 battles Report post #1 Posted September 27, 2017 In case someone of newer players didn't know how to properly build their RN BB captains, WG was kind enough to give us a video tutorial with a proper build. If you want maximum effectivness of your KGV, you should use Expert Rear Gunner, and IFHE as shown in the video below. Enjoy. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creamgravy Players 2,780 posts 17,292 battles Report post #2 Posted September 27, 2017 Expert Rear Gunner is a good skill for Battlecruiser KGV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] RUSSIANBlAS Players 8,241 posts Report post #3 Posted September 27, 2017 Lel... Forget about the skills that WG didn't talk about, although why would you have Expert Tail Gunner without RN CVs? IFHE is just a big NO however, it's a complete waste of 4 points. My RN BB skill pick is PM, PT or that double float skill, EM, SI, CE, FP, AR and Vigil to finish. You could swap Vigil for JoAT and another level 1 skill or EM for JoAT but that's pretty much it. FP is especially useful, I'm taking it on all my BBs now as HE spam is so common. It really improves survivability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robihr Players 3,168 posts 9,352 battles Report post #4 Posted September 27, 2017 @2:44 it shows AA build with preventive maintenance, AFT, BFT and manual AA @3:50 build with rear gunner and IFHE... with WG employees showing these kind of videos i am not surprised what kind of players we get... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacFergus Beta Tester 1,067 posts 4,880 battles Report post #5 Posted September 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Negativvv said: Lel... Forget about the skills that WG didn't talk about, although why would you have Expert Tail Gunner without RN CVs? IFHE is just a big NO however, it's a complete waste of 4 points. My RN BB skill pick is PM, PT or that double float skill, EM, SI, CE, FP, AR and Vigil to finish. You could swap Vigil for JoAT and another level 1 skill or EM for JoAT but that's pretty much it. FP is especially useful, I'm taking it on all my BBs now as HE spam is so common. It really improves survivability. This. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LEGIO] darkstar73 Players 648 posts 10,329 battles Report post #6 Posted September 27, 2017 Well. Hehe :P But IFHE actually work on bigger shells too. It´s not only for smaller calibers. I have tried it on Battleships. It makes a noticable different. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[H_FAN] Gnirf Players 3,293 posts 67,362 battles Report post #7 Posted September 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Negativvv said: Lel... Forget about the skills that WG didn't talk about, although why would you have Expert Tail Gunner without RN CVs? IFHE is just a big NO however, it's a complete waste of 4 points. My RN BB skill pick is PM, PT or that double float skill, EM, SI, CE, FP, AR and Vigil to finish. You could swap Vigil for JoAT and another level 1 skill or EM for JoAT but that's pretty much it. FP is especially useful, I'm taking it on all my BBs now as HE spam is so common. It really improves survivability. I will consider it seriously but it is an expensive skill, and I must give up skills that I like. It is a tradeoff one would like to experiment with becaues it is expensive to respec everything. I may take it on some ships that I grind (RN) but I have lots of antifireflags and so on. As I expect RN ships to be nerfed a least Orion and a few more I will not do a widespread reset at the moment. But I agree with your post in general, when you build new ships and captains and do not spec into sec builds (I want that AFT) it is a good suggestion. But it would be nice to experiment f.e. HA+AR vs FP and do that 100 battles and see how results would be on same BB, and how many of them you consider yourself being saved vs higher damage output. But I like the trade off options so that is not one spectacular superior build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xXx_Blogis_xXx Alpha Tester, Players 5,335 posts 35,510 battles Report post #8 Posted September 27, 2017 9 minutes ago, robihr said: @2:44 it shows AA build with preventive maintenance, AFT, BFT and manual AA @3:50 build with rear gunner and IFHE... with WG employees showing these kind of videos i am not surprised what kind of players we get... very well told :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] RUSSIANBlAS Players 8,241 posts Report post #9 Posted September 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, darkstar73 said: Well. Hehe :P But IFHE actually work on bigger shells too. It´s not only for smaller calibers. I have tried it on Battleships. It makes a noticable different. Correct me if I'm wrong but RN BB have IFHE built in already, adding the skill makes the HE pretty insane but I don't feel it stands above CE or FP as essential picks. Far better off dipping into lower level skills to improve survivability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[LEGIO] darkstar73 Players 648 posts 10,329 battles Report post #10 Posted September 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, Negativvv said: Correct me if I'm wrong but RN BB have IFHE built in already, adding the skill makes the HE pretty insane but I don't feel it stands above CE or FP as essential picks. Far better off dipping into lower level skills to improve survivability. Yes they have. But it still does make a difference mate :) It´s not a useless perk. But i agree that you have better use on those 4 pys on other things :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] RUSSIANBlAS Players 8,241 posts Report post #11 Posted September 27, 2017 7 minutes ago, darkstar73 said: Yes they have. But it still does make a difference mate :) It´s not a useless perk. But i agree that you have better use on those 4 pys on other things :) CE because Stealth BBs are troll and WG won't change it until we all abuse it to hell. FP after at pretty much all costs, it feels like a massive HP buff as generally you won't suffer more than than one fire. I used it through an entire season of Ranked with BBs and it's really noticeable. IFHE after those two is viable yeah but I'd be more tempted into survivability skills. Even AR is a better pick as your reload will touch 20s at low hp which is insane for a BB, IFHE won't make up for a DPM and fire chance hike that scales as a progresses; as long as you do your BB duty and take hits. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TORAZ] El2aZeR Beta Tester 15,786 posts 26,801 battles Report post #12 Posted September 27, 2017 I did not even notice he picked ERG xD 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cro_pwr Players 2,735 posts 10,310 battles Report post #13 Posted September 27, 2017 I sure hope few people here are actually trolling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[FJAKA] Black_Baron_MC Players, Players 145 posts Report post #14 Posted September 27, 2017 There ain't no KGV build without Air Supremacy and Smoke Screen expert! /s 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-FF-] elblancogringo Players 1,207 posts 7,342 battles Report post #15 Posted September 28, 2017 8 hours ago, robihr said: @3:50 build with rear gunner and IFHE... It has to be a joke to make the community react?! well, I hope... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cro_pwr Players 2,735 posts 10,310 battles Report post #16 Posted September 28, 2017 4 hours ago, elblancogringo said: It has to be a joke to make the community react?! well, I hope... Sadly I don't think so, since he explains how good IFHE is on RN BBs. You know, you can actually citadel light cruisers with HE if you put IFHE!!! Like you can't without it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferry_25 Players 4,392 posts 12,107 battles Report post #17 Posted September 28, 2017 Duh! IFHE and DE is used on RN CRUISERS. How many times do I have to repeat that?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azakeit Players 450 posts 8,264 battles Report post #18 Posted September 28, 2017 Someday I swear I'll make Honest Armada videos like Screen Junies.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillotine ∞ Players 401 posts 7,897 battles Report post #19 Posted September 28, 2017 It has 59.3333333 pen without IFHE ( if it has the 1/6th pen rule like the germans. With IFHE its 77mm of HE Pen. Correct my math if its wrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[DFS35] AdmiralEnderWiggin Players 139 posts Report post #20 Posted September 28, 2017 Paper deck is ruined that ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[UTW] ShinGetsu Weekend Tester, In AlfaTesters 8,985 posts 7,359 battles Report post #21 Posted September 28, 2017 Those idiots don't even pick Superintendent on a battleships and choose BFT each freaking time instead. At this point you just have to give up on the video, they don't understand jack about their own game. Next video : Survivability Expert on Yamato I guess. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-CHL-] Fizzy_Odin Beta Tester 545 posts 4,334 battles Report post #22 Posted September 28, 2017 16 hours ago, Negativvv said: Lel... Forget about the skills that WG didn't talk about, although why would you have Expert Tail Gunner without RN CVs? IFHE is just a big NO however, it's a complete waste of 4 points. My RN BB skill pick is PM, PT or that double float skill, EM, SI, CE, FP, AR and Vigil to finish. You could swap Vigil for JoAT and another level 1 skill or EM for JoAT but that's pretty much it. FP is especially useful, I'm taking it on all my BBs now as HE spam is so common. It really improves survivability. Yesterday I retrained my Belfast cpt to try IF-HE on KGV = OMG is it good, I have 30% more fire od BBs and some cruiser just love my new HE while on broadside, others get 8k dam + fire ;) For KGV IF-HE is very good but yes don't use it, it will be more for me :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[2DQT] RUSSIANBlAS Players 8,241 posts Report post #23 Posted September 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, VooDooZG said: Yesterday I retrained my Belfast cpt to try IF-HE on KGV = OMG is it good, I have 30% more fire od BBs and some cruiser just love my new HE while on broadside, others get 8k dam + fire ;) For KGV IF-HE is very good but yes don't use it, it will be more for me :) If you can stay alive and after taking CE then maybe... Folk know KGV is squishy. If I ever start a 3rd RN BB captain before WG nerf I'll give it a try, or I'll head onto the next PT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BONUS] Hedgehog1963 [BONUS] Beta Tester 3,211 posts 14,951 battles Report post #24 Posted September 28, 2017 3 hours ago, Ferry_25 said: Duh! IFHE and DE is used on RN CRUISERS. How many times do I have to repeat that?! Works a treat on Belfast. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ferry_25 Players 4,392 posts 12,107 battles Report post #25 Posted September 28, 2017 43 minutes ago, Hedgehog1963 said: Works a treat on Belfast. Pffff. OMG. everybody knows Direction Center for catapult aircraft, Torpedo acceleration and -Armament expertise are THE skills for that ship! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
