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Insert name here posted:Just watched a Lexington do nothing but auto-drops Could you imagine sitting in a TB and being ordered to drop your torpedo onto an island
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Tokyo Sexwhale posted:Could you imagine sitting in a TB and being ordered to drop your torpedo onto an island Could be worse I suppose 
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Aug 6, 2016 08:30
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SkySteak posted:Could be worse I suppose Nah, that's just hardcore pilot training to weed out the best pilots for your squadrons. You either learn to dodge trees fast as you take off, or you die horribly and the next challenger tries their luck. So by the end all your pilot are either insanely skilled at maneuvering, or so lucky they might as well be.  Was actually looking for the old pic of a CV on top of a mountain due to spawn points bugging out to end this post, but cannot seem to find it.
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So I bought the 10 port slot bundle, and the very next game after I got my very first ever personal offer... of 10 slots for 2400 gold (20% off). Thanks Wargaming t Lord Koth posted:Nah, that's just hardcore pilot training to weed out the best pilots for your squadrons. You either learn to dodge trees fast as you take off, or you die horribly and the next challenger tries their luck. So by the end all your pilot are either insanely skilled at maneuvering, or so lucky they might as well be.
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Aug 6, 2016 08:57
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Tokyo Sexwhale posted:Could you imagine sitting in a TB and being ordered to drop your torpedo onto an island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bowfin_(SS-287) On 16 July, Bowfin left Hawaii and headed for the Ryukyu Islands. She encountered no worthwhile targets until 9 August, when her crew sighted four ships heading for the harbor at Minami Daito. She trailed them into port and, after they had moored, fired her bow torpedoes, blowing up two and damaging a third. A stray torpedo hit a dock, sending a bus careering into the water, an incident the Cary Grant comedy film Operation Petticoat incorporated into its story line in 1959 (Grant yelling "We sunk a truck!")
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Aug 6, 2016 09:03
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 Where is the EU crew? I've started drinking heavily. If I don't get a division soon I'm gonna be in a coma within 2 hours...
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Aug 6, 2016 17:08
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Kim Jong ill posted:
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Aug 6, 2016 17:56
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Is the Tirpitz worth the slightly stupid amount of money for it? I was going to go buy doubloons to convert some free XP with and started contemplating it, but $55 bucks is a lot of money for one loving ship.
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Aug 6, 2016 18:21
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HiroProtagonist posted:Is the Tirpitz worth the slightly stupid amount of money for it? I was going to go buy doubloons to convert some free XP with and started contemplating it, but $55 bucks is a lot of money for one loving ship. Have it, hate it. It would be a good ship at lower tier but high tier long range battle are not kind to it due to bad accuracy, bad penetration at range and bad deck armor.
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Aug 6, 2016 18:23
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Krogort posted:Have it, hate it. I saw this before your ninja edit. Is the Atago a better pick because you're a torp lover? I'm not sure how guns that are a third bigger in diameter than the Atago (Tirpitz) have such bad penetration that you'd recommend against it. 10km torpedoes are nice, but I prefer dakka unless I'm playing a DD. e: I'm also pretty much an idiot when it comes to this game. I haven't been up on the constant tweaks WG has made to this game since last year.
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Aug 6, 2016 18:30
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How to tirpitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNfhQFTY7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E6g8va0G0Y My experience has been that it is a decent ship. you just have to play more like a destroyer in that you hug islands to get close.
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Aug 6, 2016 18:59
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Compared to the other T8 cruisers, the Atago is more versatile while remaining competitive at everything but anti-air. It's stealthy, has good torpedoes, excelent HE, solid AP and is quite survivable. Of course don't buy it if you don't like cruisers. I find the Tirpitz to be worse than the Amagi and North Carolina. Everything in it beg you to close range with the ennemy and your teammates being the cowards they are, will abandon you 90% of the time leaving you to get focused and promptly sunk without support. That being said, I have a solid 60% win rate with it, which is much higher than my all-ships average...I also have 36% surv rate with it. Krogort fucked around with this message at 19:08 on Aug 6, 2016 |
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Aug 6, 2016 19:06
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I find the Tirpitz fantastic, but the upcoming Bismarck will be better.
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Aug 6, 2016 19:18
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TheDemon posted:I find the Tirpitz fantastic, but the upcoming Bismarck will be better. Bismarck doesn't get metal fishes though
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Aug 6, 2016 19:46
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NTRabbit posted:Bismarck doesn't get metal fishes though It gets 7km secondaries + german sonar. DDs will not be amused when they smoke up only to have you sonar them and suddenly get felled by your secondaries.
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Aug 6, 2016 19:50
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Oh boy I just had the loving mother of all Atlanta games.  I had the Credit flag on plus Premium account and First Win bonus. Also had the Commander XP flag so he gained 18k XP. Clinched the final kill from the claws of our CV with a Triple Citadel on the enemy CV. Pretty sure thats the highest base XP I've ever managed in the game.
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Aug 6, 2016 19:50
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JuffoWup posted:It gets 7km secondaries + german sonar. DDs will not be amused when they smoke up only to have you sonar them and suddenly get felled by your secondaries. Ok so it has that going for it, which is nice
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Aug 6, 2016 20:15
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Had a Scharnhorst in a game today as an ally, the turrets seem to move pretty fast. And also 3 torpedoes per side. Definitely excited for the german BB line.
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Aug 6, 2016 21:04
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I'm sort of tempted to put down the 75 bucks for the 360 day premium sale. I usually have an on-again-off-again relationship with this game, but $6.25 per month of premium is tough to argue with. I suppose it would be worth it if I played a bunch during at least six months of the year, since monthly premium costs ~$12/month. But I dunno. 
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Aug 6, 2016 21:16
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UV_Catastrophe posted:I'm sort of tempted to put down the 75 bucks for the 360 day premium sale. That's kind of my issue too. I definitely have a love-hate relationship with it. Ended up buying the
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Aug 6, 2016 21:47
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I'm thinking about buying the Polish DD (that thinks it's a cruiser?) as my lonely premium. What are goons experiences with it?
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Aug 6, 2016 22:08
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AfroSquirrel posted:I'm thinking about buying the Polish DD (that thinks it's a cruiser?) as my lonely premium. What are goons experiences with it? I really like it. It's crazy fast and the gun hits hard.
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Aug 6, 2016 22:11
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HiroProtagonist posted:That's kind of my issue too. I definitely have a love-hate relationship with it.
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Aug 6, 2016 22:13
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AfroSquirrel posted:I'm thinking about buying the Polish DD (that thinks it's a cruiser?) as my lonely premium. What are goons experiences with it? It's pretty good. It's basically a slightly slower Kiev with 8km torps and the ability to stealth fire with AFT.
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Aug 6, 2016 22:57
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Tokyo Sexwhale posted:Could you imagine sitting in a TB and being ordered to drop your torpedo onto an island https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcmwPYCUysw
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Aug 6, 2016 23:14
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El_Molestadore posted:
We are kinda disorganized on EU, if any of us are actually left. Name on EU is Panzerblitz, add me and let's share the pain.
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Aug 6, 2016 23:18
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HiroProtagonist posted:Is the Tirpitz worth the slightly stupid amount of money for it? I was going to go buy doubloons to convert some free XP with and started contemplating it, but $55 bucks is a lot of money for one loving ship. The Tirpitz is amazing. Don't be a pussy and sit around sniping. It's a God-tier brawler. Both it and the Atago are basically credit printing presses.
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The tricky part with the Tirpitz is finding the correct balance between sniping and brawling. You can put some incredible pressure on the other team if you push into their faces at the right moment, since most pubs are deadly afraid of knife fights. But the key is not to overextend yourself and become a focus target. Also never rely on pubs to charge with your or provide support, since most of the time they won't and will just sit behind using you as shield.
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El Disco posted:It's pretty good. It's basically a slightly slower Kiev with 8km torps and the ability to stealth fire with AFT. Actually it has stealth firing with a brand new captain for 300m. AFT and concealment expert bump it up to 2.7. LWM Blys review http://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/62619-premium-ship-review-orp-blyskawica/ Edit: with both skills actually 4.2 km maybe? I only have AFT on mine. Victor Surge fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Aug 7, 2016 |
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Is there a good reason to spend the XP and credits for the gun upgrade on the Cleveland? Seems like a bad tradeoff to me.
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Aug 7, 2016 01:21
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Plus, being a Polish boat, you can make cracks about how you just stole their game with your stolen boat, and how your captain works for less, so you get more profit. ...that'll have more weight on the EU server, of course.
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Hammerstein posted:The tricky part with the Tirpitz is finding the correct balance between sniping and brawling. All very true. It's a balance. I am a little biased though because brawling is my favorite style of play.
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Aug 7, 2016 01:43
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Devorum posted:Is there a good reason to spend the XP and credits for the gun upgrade on the Cleveland? Seems like a bad tradeoff to me. You exchange turret rotation for more shells in the air, take it if you think it is worth the trade off.
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Just what we thought, the Kurfürst is gonna be a torp magnet. The guy playing it said it's almost 1/3 longer than the Yamato. Compare the width of the spread to the length of the ship. He also landed some nice salvos directly on a front angled Tirpitz and did almost no damage. I will probably free xp myself to the Bismarck for a secondary build, but I'm wary of the T10 BB. 
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Aug 7, 2016 02:26
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Holy poo poo, the Kirov turns slower and wider than my New Mexico. Does the Russian Cruiser line get better,?
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Aug 7, 2016 02:42
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So, today was a good day for the 300% XP event.     according to warships today, 74K average damage across 9 games, including one that I had to quit at the start. wolfman101 fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Aug 7, 2016 |
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Aug 7, 2016 02:49
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Went into the Discord today, found some people to derp around in boats with, ended up with two people who really knew what they were doing. I can just about to manage to find the 'w' key. Ended up with enough experience to buy a Colorado and the Nagato's C hull. 10/10 would get carried repeatedly to victory again.
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Devorum posted:Holy poo poo, the Kirov turns slower and wider than my New Mexico. Does the Russian Cruiser line get better,? The Moskva is probably the best t10 in the game right now if that answers your question.
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Astroniomix posted:The Moskva is probably the best t10 in the game right now if that answers your question. I'm kind of getting the hang of the Kirov. It's not a bad boat, but if you get caught out you're toast. Very, very unforgiving. Maybe it'll force me to stop being an over aggressive Bad when it comes to cruisers.
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Complications posted:Went into the Discord today, found some people to derp around in boats with, ended up with two people who really knew what they were doing. I can just about to manage to find the 'w' key. Ended up with enough experience to buy a Colorado and the Nagato's C hull. 10/10 would get carried repeatedly to victory again. Arishtat is an excellent player!
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