Saving Transylvania - tips for success

[ajb13]

Post your tips for having a nice successful run, I'll start with rule number 1

 

Never turn back to engage the BB's that appear behind you.

They are a decoy and although it says destroy all enemies there is a number by it and you do not need to kill the ones behind to get the achievement. If you turn back you'll be too far away to save the Transylvania at the end when the real fight occurs. So long as you keep her moving they will never catch up and be a threat to the mission. Igors can just snipe at them to set them on fire if they have got nothing better to shoot at.

 

[Juanx]

jackal HE has 0 fire chance, stop using useless ammo.

[Darth_Glorious]

2 BBs with ram flag can kill Rasputin instantly. The operation becames super ez with that tactic

[Skyllon]

Tip #1 - Play in division?

[_Sedva]

If you are a BB, focus the catapults

 

You can Oneshot does. They are quite accurate and can do heavy damage. 

[Hawg]

We had three DD's .. we chain smoked Translvania and she had almost full hp at the end.

 

in case you didnt notice, the 19 point captains can be respecced for free.   The fire prevention talent is very useful for all ships..had 4 fires at once several times on my dd.

[_Sedva]

Use Premium consumables and/or Superintendent

 

You will burn :

4 minutes ago, Hawg said:

...had 4 fires at once several times on my dd.

 

Dont forget too change the price from doubloons to credits

[Miessa3]

Prioritylist of Targets:

 

1) Catapults (if in Range) should be done by BBs though as those can oneshot the catapults

2) Enemy DDs (if they managed to Torp the Escort you are screwed - They are also the fastest and hence the most likely to enter the circle and failing that one sidemission before you can sink them)

3) Any other Target closest to the Escort

4) the Rasputin (if you want to kill it you either use 2 ramming BBs like said above or focus them with ALL your guns)

 

With the other Tipps above (expecially the Division in Voicechat) this should be surprisibgly easy.

[Juanx]

1 minute ago, Miessa3 said:

2) Enemy DDs (if they managed to Torp the Escort you are screwed - They are also the fastest and hence the most likely to enter the circle and failing that one sidemission before you can sink them)

 

What enemy DDs?

All enemies are zikasas bar the rasputin.

[Miessa3]

Just now, Juanx said:

 

What enemy DDs?

All enemies are zikasas bar the rasputin.

oh?

than i stand corrected.

I am posting from my memory last year (still at work and can play yet.... ) and i could have sworn there were danger of incoming Torpedos but oh well i am getting old.

But what is the point of picking a cruiser then? (other than setting fires on rasputin because BBs can finish the Zikasa faster than any fire could)

[Juanx]

2 minutes ago, Miessa3 said:

oh?

than i stand corrected.

I am posting from my memory last year (still at work and can play yet.... ) and i could have sworn there were danger of incoming Torpedos but oh well i am getting old.

But what is the point of picking a cruiser then? (other than setting fires on rasputin because BBs can finish the Zikasa faster than any fire could)

 

BBs HE has 0 fire chance.

The torps you hear are from the other players(DDs).

Zikasas are almost all the time bow on, so it really needs the fire from the cruisers.

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Just now, Miessa3 said:

oh?

than i stand corrected.

I am posting from my memory last year (still at work and can play yet.... ) and i could have sworn there were danger of incoming Torpedos but oh well i am getting old.

There are / were no DDs in the first part. But you had to watch for friendly torp(I think you remember does).

I didn't test it on the PTS but Friendly Fire should be off.

[Miessa3]

Just now, Juanx said:

 

BBs HE has 0 fire chance.

The torps you hear are from the other players(DDs).

Zikasas are almost all the time bow on, so it really needs the fire from the cruisers.

1) i know that is why i suggested the cruisers are in there for fires on rasputin

2) well my rotten memory...

3) That one i clearly renember you can cit them through the Nose (that green mouth) and will kill them way faster like that

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2 minutes ago, Miessa3 said:

3) That one i clearly renember you can cit them through the Nose (that green mouth) and will kill them way faster like that

But you need RNGesus with you (at least for me in the Jackal)

[Darth_Glorious]

Other tip :

Rasputin focuses Blade >>> Igor >>> Jackal in that order. It only switches its attention to Trans when Trans gets near the gate.

So if you play Blade, you need to be super careful because Rasputin gun reload time is only 12,5s.

 

[IanH755]

17 minutes ago, Miessa3 said:

3) That one i clearly renember you can cit them through the Nose (that green mouth) and will kill them way faster like that

 

That is Rasputin that has the green mouth.

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1 minute ago, IanH755 said:

 

That is Rasputin that has the green mouth.

Zikasas have it too but its hard too hit with the dispersion /my luck

[ajb13]

Don't start the Transylvania moving straight away.

 

The Blade's (DD) should stay out of the Transylvania's circle at the beginning. If she moves forward straight away she'll become the first target spotted by the first 2 catapults and take several needless hits. Let the Igors and Jackals get her moving. The DD's should rush ahead and spot the catapults and start firing at them, so drawing their fire. I have never been hit by a catapult while moving at full speed in a Blade so your in no danger.

[Altsak]

If you are in a Blade and your torpedoes aren't on cooldown -> you're doing it wrong.

[McLeod]

At the end when Rasputin spawns only have 1 guy in circle plus the dd's coming in to chain smoke the trans.  If you have too many in circle it will move too fast and the final Zikasa's and or Rasputin can easily get into the circle causing the Trans to stop.

 

Also you could end up doing what we did and having the Trans escape with full hp but not being able to kill Rasputin in time because the Trans was going too fast lol. Ended up with 4 stars.

[Merlin851526]

14 minutes ago, ajb13 said:

Don't start the Transylvania moving straight away.

 

The Blade's (DD) should stay out of the Transylvania's circle at the beginning. If she moves forward straight away she'll become the first target spotted by the first 2 catapults and take several needless hits. Let the Igors and Jackals get her moving. The DD's should rush ahead and spot the catapults and start firing at them, so drawing their fire. I have never been hit by a catapult while moving at full speed in a Blade so your in no danger.

Well sadly I have. Must have attempted this operation about 8 times today all ending in failure sigh, I simply cant go on.Think I'll give this a miss it's too rage inducing. All I've seen  today are BB's using HE with no fire chance against Rasputin, DD's not smoking up the Transylvania and in general BB's Ignoring the catapults.  

[BladeRy]

When does the Halloween event from PTR go live?

 

And on account of tactics... telling people no to go into the circle, that transilvania moves faster when more ships are in circle is pointless, people just get in and you cant get to catapults before they start shooting. Teamwork.... the F is that. On the other hand, 3 dds and smoking transilvania along the way works nicely.

[McLeod]

1 minute ago, BladeRy said:

When does the Halloween event from PTR go live?

Next week I think, if you go into the event menu and check other operations it says in there.

[Miessa3]

Just now, Merlin851526 said:

Well sadly I have. Must have attempted this operation about 8 times today all ending in failure sigh, I simply cant go on.Think I'll give this a miss it's too rage inducing. All I've seen  today are BB's using HE with no fire chance against Rasputin, DD's not smoking up the Transylvania and in general Ignoring the catapults.  

Like i said BBs should do the catapults as they can just use one salvo so the others don't have to bother.

 

Just now, BladeRy said:

When does the Halloween event from PTR go live?

Next week when the first one from last year ends.

[BladeRy]

Stupid me, i just saw it ends on 26th and didnt look further. Tnx guys.