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James Garfield posted:^^ Not just that, NTRabbit literally thinks carriers at game launch were balanced and artillery in tanks was fun to play against. Artillery was fine to play against, you were just poo poo at it, and constantly whinged about it. Rendering artillery ineffective is what turned Tanks into the unplayable TD camping mess it is today. wdarkk posted:Omahas (and Murmansks and Marbleheads) are some of the most fun ships in the game. They're also used to seal club a LOT against tier 4 enemies. Gee, I wonder why? People wouldn't be seal clubbing in powerful ships at all would they? Omahas are totally effortless ships. The only skill you need is steering, even shot leading is done automatically for you by just holding down the fire button and walking the stream on target. Hazdoc posted:Hi, allow me to clue you into something. The amount of mental hoops you're trying to jump through to avoid admitting that the Omaha and Cleveland are overpowered as all gently caress is hilarious.
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Hmmm I wonder when I started playing the Aoba. Funniest thing I found on that site is the person who holds the #1 spot in games played on NA has a win % of 41% That dude is baaaaadddddd. Hell its not till the 9th place guy that anyone has a % past 50. DurosKlav fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Sep 13, 2015 |
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Just got Nagato. Looking forward to getting the +secondary range skill and seeing what they can do. 7.2 km is still pretty danger close, but it should be interesting to try. I have this notion of getting close combat badges consistently and running the flag, but I have no idea if that's likely. Even so, having 16" guns is really nice, since you can actually damage Iowas. On the topic of win rates, one of the top people on the NA server is FlamingPanda, who played a bunch of Navyfield back in the day. He has a 75% loving win rate, which is bananas. Not a goon though. Velius fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Sep 13, 2015 |
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Sep 13, 2015 19:56
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Honestly think the Hatsuharu is the most underrated ship in the game. The IJN DD line is often summarised as T4&5 great, 6-8 sucks. The guns on it are real nice and it can even shoot down a plane or two. I still haven't unlocked the better torps though. The fun with guns has convinced me to try the USN DD line now too. Also 1 game away from unlocking the Myoko. I started off this game playing USN lines but eventually switched and find the IJN cruisers and BBs so much more enjoyable at every tier bar Cruiser 5.
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Sep 13, 2015 20:51
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Gotta echo that cruiser comment - Im wondering if I should sell my cleveland since I dont really have an interest in the USN line above T5.
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Zero Gravitas posted:Gotta echo that cruiser comment - Im wondering if I should sell my cleveland since I dont really have an interest in the USN line above T5. Probably. Theres nothing really exciting at all about the US cruiser liner past the Cleveland. I guess maybe slightly harder to cit and better AA but thats about it really.
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Sep 13, 2015 21:27
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DurosKlav posted:Probably. Theres nothing really exciting at all about the US cruiser liner past the Cleveland. I guess maybe slightly harder to cit and better AA but thats about it really. Eventually the US CA lines will probably include the Alaska, but who knows when that'll be. I actually like the 8" CAs but if you don't there isn't anything novel in the high tier cruisers right now.
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DurosKlav posted:Probably. Theres nothing really exciting at all about the US cruiser liner past the Cleveland. I guess maybe slightly harder to cit and better AA but thats about it really. I disagree, the Pensacola and New Orleans are a bit lackluster, but the Baltimore and Des Moines (with it's shoot 10 salvos of 8 inch shells every minute) are loving insane. I'm in the Baltimore right now about 60k exp away from the Des Moine, and I am consistently the highest or one of the highest damage dealers/experience gained players for the round. The armour on the ship is great and can bounce battleship shells easily enough if angled right.
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Chucullinn posted:I disagree, the Pensacola and New Orleans are a bit lackluster, but the Baltimore and Des Moines (with it's shoot 10 salvos of 8 inch shells every minute) are loving insane. I'm in the Baltimore right now about 60k exp away from the Des Moine, and I am consistently the highest or one of the highest damage dealers/experience gained players for the round. The armour on the ship is great and can bounce battleship shells easily enough if angled right. Thats probably why I believe they are lackluster. I am only at the New Orleans because I got bored around the Cleveland and started the US BB line then after the Pensacola started on the IJN Cruiser line. Nothing in the US cruiser line has really stood out to me so far. To be honest at the moment I have the New Orleans and Mogami purchased and no real desire to play either. DurosKlav fucked around with this message at 21:51 on Sep 13, 2015 |
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Have they announced anything for US premium BB or DD trainers yet? I'd really like those since i'm going down all the US tree at once 
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Just unlocked the Cleveland, should i free exp the modules, or is it good enough to play through and save my free exp for something more needy. Also how do i play it? Like an omaha?
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Fizzil posted:Have they announced anything for US premium BB or DD trainers yet? I'd really like those since i'm going down all the US tree at once You don't need a specific ship type. Any captain will command any class. You can put a US BB captain into a premium US CA or DD with no penalty.
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Fizzil posted:Have they announced anything for US premium BB or DD trainers yet? I'd really like those since i'm going down all the US tree at once Your BB and DD crews still work at full effectiveness in a premium cruiser. The commander skills might be a bit different, but not enough to really matter.
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VietCampo posted:What crosshair are people using? This is the one I use:  It's in the Aslain pack as "by Mebius_LW, Krab v3". I like it mostly because the horizontal line extends the entire width of my screen. There have been times where I've been shooting long range at a fast moving something (usually a DD) with half the enemy ship off the edge of my monitor and the line makes it easier to keep the range steady. I've been using it long enough that I know that if I am in an Omaha and shooting at something 13km away from me, moving parallel, to line up at about 6 or so on the line. I haven't had anyone throw out any "OMG fukkin aimbot GG hakker motherfukker"   comments yet.
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MREBoy posted:This is the one I use: All those lines makes my head hurt.
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DurosKlav posted:All those lines makes my head hurt. At this point my brain actively filters them out & I don't notice them anymore. Supposedly the guy who made this is a WG dev, so maybe they all mean something.
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MREBoy posted:At this point my brain actively filters them out & I don't notice them anymore. Supposedly the guy who made this is a WG dev, so maybe they all mean something. They make it easier to determine the ship's bearing relative to yours as they provide a frame of reference.
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So I had to shoot down 10 planes for mission. Loaded game in NO (AA set up) and saw a Ranger in enemy team. Told him to send all his planes to me and he actually kept on sending torp and dive bomber squads to me Thanks pubbie.
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MREBoy posted:At this point my brain actively filters them out & I don't notice them anymore. Supposedly the guy who made this is a WG dev, so maybe they all mean something. They make it a lot easier to lead shots when in the scout plane view.
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MREBoy posted:At this point my brain actively filters them out & I don't notice them anymore. Supposedly the guy who made this is a WG dev, so maybe they all mean something. The angled ones would let you lead angular movement. Should be really handy actually.
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VietCampo posted:Just unlocked the Cleveland, should i free exp the modules, or is it good enough to play through and save my free exp for something more needy. Cleveland is probably one of the few ships that are pretty good right off the shelf. I say just grind through the new modules. Hull upgrade gives you better flak, but carrier jockeys will avoid you regardless. Things under 10km will be smothered under a blanket of your HE. But I find that at ranges over 12km or so you will struggle to hit targets unless they are BBs or dont know what their rudder does. The guns are lower velocity than the Phoenix/Omaha and are best described as "floaty". With the fire control module and advanced firing training you can shoot out to like 17km but its rough to hit anything moving at that range. Now I have a question of my own. Is it crazy to just skip having a level 5 skill in a BB and instead of saving up all those points just buy basic firing training and the turret speed skill from the first two tiers (went with repair skills to start)? Even though .7 degree a second does not sound like much I figure once you get to the big boys it will help.
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DurosKlav posted:All those lines makes my head hurt. It reminds me a lot of playing a Tie Defender in TIE Fighter. I might be 200 pages late on this mention, but man, going to the Phoenix after the St. Louis feels exactly like going from DDs to CLs in Navyfield.
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Sims has to be the worst DD for its tier. It should be Tier 5 not Tier 7 ffs. e: I'm seriously considering selling Sims because I'm fed up with non-stop turret/engine crit. Can't even 1v1 another DD because they just knock my engine out ll the loving time. Got nice turrets though 
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Lakedaimon posted:Now I have a question of my own. Is it crazy to just skip having a level 5 skill in a BB and instead of saving up all those points just buy basic firing training and the turret speed skill from the first two tiers (went with repair skills to start)? Even though .7 degree a second does not sound like much I figure once you get to the big boys it will help. I have definitely thought the same. There's a good Lvl 5 skill for DD, CV and CA's but not for BB IMO so instead I'm going for something like this: Basics of Survivability Aiming Expert High Alert Advanced Firing Training Fire Prevention Basic Firing Training Superintendant This requires 1 more Captain level (16) than going for a Lvl 5 skill. By the point I finish this I'll be in at least an Izumo if not Yamato (currently half way through Nagata T7).
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DurosKlav posted:Hmmm I wonder when I started playing the Aoba. Winrate is the worst metric tbh. VietCampo posted:What crosshair are people using? The default one is the best one 
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Anyone know what does Target Acquisition module actually do?
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Aesis posted:Sims has to be the worst DD for its tier. It should be Tier 5 not Tier 7 ffs. This has been my entire experience in DDs. Generally if someone looks at me I've lost a component. But I mostly drive Japanese, are American DDs generally more hardy? I also appreciate that if I catch an HE round to the bow my engine poops the bed. That's good stuff.
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Aesis posted:Sims has to be the worst DD for its tier. It should be Tier 5 not Tier 7 ffs. Don't sell premiums. They can go from bad to great in the space of a patch with little warning, and then you regret offloading a ship you can never get back.
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The Albany would have to get really loving amazing for me to regret selling it.
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Much like its namesake, it is garbage. I mean I kept it because it is premium, but that doesn't change anything.
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Aesis posted:Anyone know what does Target Acquisition module actually do? It increases render range.
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James Garfield posted:It increases render range. Meaning...? The distance at which you spot enemy ships?
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PirateBob posted:Meaning...? The distance at which you spot enemy ships? No, from what I understand all it does is literally draw icons on your screen for ships that are farther away from you. Like the 500 meter box in tanks. You still have to have them spotted by a teammate. I guess if you're playing a Yamato with scout plane and range extender module it might accomplish something.
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I hate the Peniscola. That is all.
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Burt posted:I hate the Peniscola. That is all. Yes! I might Free XP past her.
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