[NECRO] Deckeru_Maiku Beta Tester 6,636 posts 24,864 battles Report post #9651 Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 8:14 PM, aboomination said: @havaduck first I ran out of allies, then I ran out of time At least You didn't run out of targets... happens to me in CoOp all the time before my thirst for blood is satisfied... ^^ Yeah, I did it again... a couple battles in CoOp due to the new PEF mission set. Some stuff just can be done easier in CoOp than when there's people shooting at you and really trying to sink you, instead of getting distracted by something their code sees as a more valuable target and ignoring you completely while you send shells - and torps - at them... Still no battle lost there... Also did a few battles in random... Two battles in the Jean Bart - still trying to find out exactly how it works - with a loss in the first and a win in the second, 3 kills and most of the 230k total damage done in the second battle. Including a poor DD that probably hadn't expected how fast the JB can switch from AP to HE *coughMainBatteryReloadBoostercough* One won battle in the Chung Mu, which is a ship that I probably never will learn how to use properly.. And the daily Krispy "send flaming HE rainbows of love to your enemies" Kreme battle. This time featuring an Iwaki Alpha on the enemy team... and I was like "Wow.. Iwaki Alpha.. haven't seen one of those for a very long time... must be either a skilled alpha player or a very old potato" and as it turned out, the second was the case (it ended at the #12 slot of the losing team) Battle was T5 Standard on "Strait" with me starting on the south-eastern side. I set course north - like about all of the enemy ships on the southern half of the map - which turned out to be a slight tactical disadvantage - and managed to stick some AP shells into the broadside of a Furry Taco while passing that passage between the islands at the edge of the middle, then sinking the Minekaze that was happily trying to cap our cap without bothering about how not to be seen... then I was ignored by two enemy BBs on the northern map edge, while sending my rainbows of fiery HE love at them - they were too busy missing shots at an allied BB in our cap - while the enemy ships that first had stormed north all turned back as it was now our turn to cap their cap... One of the enemy BBs in the north went down, but before I could amass a little more damage the game was won due to capping... unsatisfying, really unsatisfying... So only one sinker and just 47k damage... but a win is a win is a win.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BBMM] BLUB__BLUB [BBMM] Players 8,818 posts 17,194 battles Report post #9652 Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 9:23 AM, DariusJacek said: It is not only a kill stealing (I don't mind if someone finishes a target I softened) it is egoism, pure lack of situational awareness and poor target selection. I have seen musashis wasting full salvo potential to finish already dying from DOT targets when full hp enemies were awaiting broadside for the punishment. Guess what, they get great PR from it. Same as the ones preying on ships that just used damcon, great damage farming. I never do it, maybe I should. Usually I help out Dds and cruisers by trying to blap something, then leave it to them (they can easily finish off those). The ones that do it in reverse, well... seem to get great stats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BYOB] Aragathor Players 7,047 posts 32,314 battles Report post #9653 Posted December 27, 2018 There is a reason I love the Roma, when you can just sail past the enemy, ignore his guns, and carry the team. I don't think the Prinz Eitel Friedrich is a good ship. The turret traverse is bad and the guns are horrible. But even a broken clock shows the right time twice a day: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] Leo_Apollo11 Quality Poster 7,146 posts 31,549 battles Report post #9654 Posted December 27, 2018 Hi all, Nice "Friedrich der Große" game! Leo "Apollo11" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ICI] Linkaex [ICI] Players 817 posts 4,619 battles Report post #9655 Posted December 27, 2018 For me the first time hitting rank 1 Got +9 karma in the progress. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[CHEFT] DFens_666 Players 13,162 posts 11,029 battles Report post #9656 Posted December 27, 2018 Nothing special by itself, but this really was a hard carry Hitting torps was also pretty unlikely, as the enemies were hugging islands like waifus. Spoiler was a 3vs4 in the end, while Chapa+Massa were capping our base. I went for enemy base, killed Kagero and then chased the Lex. Sometimes you can just wonder how the hell does your team die so fast? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] Bear__Necessities Players 5,291 posts 15,376 battles Report post #9657 Posted December 28, 2018 Finally have Black. Think I might come to like her, a lot. And my god the credits and exp, not even a 1st win of the day bonus on that. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] piritskenyer Players, Players, Sailing Hamster 3,462 posts 5,363 battles Report post #9658 Posted December 28, 2018 This little game. Not because of how awesome the performance was or anything, but it felt genuinely good going out of my way to protect a little ship. (And we exchanged pleasantries afterwards) https://replayswows.com/replay/38204#stats Spoiler 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[HPF] Ocsimano18 Players 3,476 posts 13,940 battles Report post #9659 Posted December 28, 2018 The last step... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] aboomination Players 5,763 posts 16,940 battles Report post #9660 Posted December 28, 2018 Played some PTS...here's the good, bad and ugly - uncut I mean, there is some skill involved - I'm definitely improving... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Infiriel Players 508 posts 8,055 battles Report post #9661 Posted December 29, 2018 You know it`s the weekend when you have to cuddle enemy loliboat to death, and you completly miss a stationary, broadside Donskoi at 7km (guess i didn`t buy enough lootboxes ) Spoiler 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WCWVE] pzkpfwv1d Players 1,122 posts 20,370 battles Report post #9662 Posted December 29, 2018 Saint_Louis today, nearly a no go as got caught near A and B at start of battle by most of enemy fleet and lost 95% of HP pool for 5500 damage inflicted, so whilst repairing damage, went across back of island chain to A and then turned down the other side of the island chain and managed to capture B and then returned to A and sank cruiser 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TOXIC] Strapps [TOXIC] Players 1,135 posts 5,968 battles Report post #9663 Posted December 29, 2018 Haven't played for a couple of months and fancied a change from Tanks so I took a look at Santa containers (bought 5 mid-range ones, got 2k doubloons, 7.5k coal, 15 Ouroboros flags and 3 of some sort of camo) then noticed that the Huanghe was on offer "available for you, special offer" at only £7.39. Cheaper than I could get it in port with the doubloon discount, cheaper than a coupon offer and I have had a smoke generator consumable kicking about in the depot for a while and a 10-point PA captain doing nothing ... It's Christmas so I decided to treat myself - I enjoy a challenge and from every review I've read, this ship certainly offers that. First battle, tier 6 with 2 CVs each ... not quite the start I was hoping for ... Spoiler ... but not quite the horror show I was half-expecting either. I might have even pulled off an unlikely carry if I hadn't tunnel-visioned while using my last creeping smoke and run into an island about 15s before the smoke expired but in my defence I was our last direct-fire ship, fighting three of theirs at the time (Graf Spee, Konigsberg and Fuso) and at the end only the Fuso sailed away. Credit where it's due, I couldn't have achieved anything like this result without our CVs keeping the enemy team spotted while I sat in smoke but overall, I'm still quietly impressed with the Huanghe. I look forward to the next battle, which knowing my luck will be tier 8 without any returner's RNG, where I'll take a magazine hit despite flying JC and never take the ship out again. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[TOXIC] Strapps [TOXIC] Players 1,135 posts 5,968 battles Report post #9664 Posted December 29, 2018 Addendum to previous ... yeah, I'm beginning to really enjoy this ship! Spoiler Make no mistake, this is a support ship, so much so that the closest comparison that comes to mind is the sort of support that William Shatner received from his girdle during the T. J. Hooker years (i.e. nearly total). This was the first win in 4 battles but every loss I've finished in the top 3 of my team. Trouble is that if no one's spotting and you're against multiple opponents, the quick rudder can only keep you dodging shells for so long before you get over-whelmed. The AA is pretty good (it'd be better but I had to sacrifice the AA module to fit extended smoke), the guns might be 152mm but they're Soviet 152mm, which means they're accurate and you can hit citadels from range with AP (as the enemy Aoba discovered). It's a fun ship to play, challenging but fun. That counts as a decent achievement to me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-OOF-] Miscommunication Players 550 posts 6,680 battles Report post #9665 Posted December 29, 2018 Well, I killed every single ship on the enemy team. Though it was in a Ranked battle, not a random one. Still, think that's the first Kraken I've got in a Ranked game before. Definitely a carry of fairly epic proportions as our Fuso was just about dead at the end. Shame I wasn't recording... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NWP] Blixies Beta Tester, Players 2,160 posts 6,904 battles Report post #9666 Posted December 30, 2018 8 kills baby! My new record, and it was on tier VIII too. 2641 base XP game. Spoiler 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[ICI] Linkaex [ICI] Players 817 posts 4,619 battles Report post #9667 Posted December 30, 2018 Whole night went like this. Awesome games but you still lose them. Me and my clanmate decimated the enemy team, but the team just threw their ships harder. We got 7 kills combined, but it was not enough. Still one of the most fun battles I've played. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-IAN-] IanH755 Players 2,100 posts 7,141 battles Report post #9668 Posted December 30, 2018 [Co-Op] - Breaking 1100 Base XP in Co-Op is always fun but this match also completed my P.E.F campaign (get 1k+ base XP in 1 battle) which made it all the more fun. The total XP/Free XP is also a nice bonus too and so is getting your 4th kill (and finishing the game) with a ram on a 3/4 health Montana when you have less than 1/6th of your health left. It was also my first Thunderstorm Co-Op match and the visuals when aiming are awful as you can just barely see a Bot yet they have full visibility of you. PS Shout out to the Zao at the start asking for AA help from our Bot CV, I "think" I helped out just a little And my obligitory "showing off my new ship" match! I really love playing the Flint! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[SCRUB] aboomination Players 5,763 posts 16,940 battles Report post #9669 Posted December 30, 2018 So you got yourself a Musashi for grinding credits... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[-OOF-] Miscommunication Players 550 posts 6,680 battles Report post #9670 Posted December 30, 2018 Thought I'd take my Shinyhorse out for a little spin. Since I had premium I thought it'd be nice to use every single credit earning flag + Gamescom cammo. Yummy credit reward. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[WCWVE] pzkpfwv1d Players 1,122 posts 20,370 battles Report post #9671 Posted December 30, 2018 After a series of losses finally got some wins today, Essex, West Virgina and Prinz Eitel Freidrich (although the PEF battles was not that good (however, considering her guns which struggle against BB's and struggle to cause large amounts of damage against cruisers because of high velocity not terrible either) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NECRO] Deckeru_Maiku Beta Tester 6,636 posts 24,864 battles Report post #9672 Posted December 30, 2018 Did the daily mission give a supercontainer today? 'Cause I suddenly had one in my harbour after a battle.. and I got a Duca d'Aosta from it... ^^ Tested it in CoOp and noticed it's a glasscannon. Tried it in Random and managed to sink a Lyon with a suicide torpedorun.. but lost the battle :/ Had quite a few bad games today.. and only one good one, in the Jean Bart, with 112k damage, no sinkers though, but at least a win... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BYOB] Aragathor Players 7,047 posts 32,314 battles Report post #9673 Posted December 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, Deckeru_Maiku said: Did the daily mission give a supercontainer today? 'Cause I suddenly had one in my harbour after a battle.. and I got a Duca d'Aosta from it... ^^ Tested it in CoOp and noticed it's a glasscannon. Tried it in Random and managed to sink a Lyon with a suicide torpedorun.. but lost the battle :/ Had quite a few bad games today.. and only one good one, in the Jean Bart, with 112k damage, no sinkers though, but at least a win... No, there was a small santa crate in the second stage of the daily grind mission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[NECRO] Deckeru_Maiku Beta Tester 6,636 posts 24,864 battles Report post #9674 Posted December 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, Aragathor said: No, there was a small santa crate in the second stage of the daily grind mission. then I have no effing idea where that Supercontainer came from... wasn't one one the two containers I got for exp today... I always open those immediately and both were just normal containers anyway... ah well, it's not the first container I can't explain why I got it anyway ^^ - guess I should pay more attention to WG news and stuff ^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
[BYOB] Aragathor Players 7,047 posts 32,314 battles Report post #9675 Posted December 30, 2018 23 minutes ago, Deckeru_Maiku said: then I have no effing idea where that Supercontainer came from... wasn't one one the two containers I got for exp today... I always open those immediately and both were just normal containers anyway... ah well, it's not the first container I can't explain why I got it anyway ^^ - guess I should pay more attention to WG news and stuff ^^ Let me explain. You got very lucky. The Christmas boxes of all types have a check for premium ships, the small ones have the smallest chance. Then, if you pass the check, the second check looks whether you have the ships marked for Christmas, those come out of a box. If not you get a super container with a randomly picked ship from the Christmas list. The one with the rare ships etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
