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Link Posted: 4/20/2015 9:25:18 PM EDT
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First game tonight.   We have a 2 ship advantage.  3 minutes in we are down 0 to 5.  I kill an enemy DD pushing up the middle to get first blood.  Rest of the team chases their carrier and Amagi BB.  Enemy team holds back at one of the islands in a nice formation (think of tanks stacking) and systematically destroys our team as they push in 1 by 1, chasing faster carriers and BB's.  They sneak a couple cruisers around to go cap and I fall back to do the right thing reset cap.  My first salvo hits the mark and I reset the cap timer.  He returns fire and knocks out my front two turrets.  One of which is repairable.  I fix it, and his next salvo knocks out the front turret again and destroys the back two.  In two salvos from their Cleveland I am now just a floating target practice for him.

Boy this game fucking hates me.

Link Posted: 4/20/2015 9:25:54 PM EDT
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Will shoot you a platoon invite if  you want.  Maybe two negatives make a positive.
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:16:22 PM EDT
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After a week away from WoTs, and a week of only WoWSs, I played WoTs last night and my E75 felt like a freaking race car.
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:17:29 PM EDT
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he just has a bellyache from all those ribs this weekend.

 
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:18:34 PM EDT
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First game tonight.   We have a 2 ship advantage.  3 minutes in we are down 0 to 5.  I kill an enemy DD pushing up the middle to get first blood.  Rest of the team chases their carrier and Amagi BB.  Enemy team holds back at one of the islands in a nice formation (think of tanks stacking) and systematically destroys our team as they push in 1 by 1, chasing faster carriers and BB's.  They sneak a couple cruisers around to go cap and I fall back to do the right thing reset cap.  My first salvo hits the mark and I reset the cap timer.  He returns fire and knocks out my front two turrets.  One of which is repairable.  I fix it, and his next salvo knocks out the front turret again and destroys the back two.  In two salvos from their Cleveland I am now just a floating target practice for him.



Boy this game fucking hates me.



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The Cleveland is the only ship I've seen so far that just loves to lose turrets.  Others ships lose one every once in a while.  The Cleveland loses at least one, EVERY match.  I have finished many matches with only two functioning turrets.

 
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:25:21 PM EDT
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Hey, finally a win in a good game!!   What was kinda weird was that most of my work was with my deck guns.  Sunk one ship with 2 torps (poor St. Louis).  Killed 2 enemy DD's with my deck guns while knifing in and out of islands and avoiding their torpedos.   I guess I can have some fun in this game afterall!

Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:25:53 PM EDT
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Two quick tips:

When in a DD, press "P" to turn off your AA guns to stay hidden.  You aren't visible to aircraft until around 3.2km, but when your ship starts firing from 5km away, it gives away your position.  You can also be revealed while hidden in smoke by shooting at aircraft.  Besides, most DD AA sucks and you're not going to do much by yourself anyway.

When you're trying to cap the base, don't fire at opposing ships and give away your position if staying hidden allows you to cap.
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:29:10 PM EDT
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The Cleveland is the only ship I've seen so far that just loves to lose turrets.  Others ships lose one every once in a while.  The Cleveland loses at least one, EVERY match.  I have finished many matches with only two functioning turrets.  
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First game tonight.   We have a 2 ship advantage.  3 minutes in we are down 0 to 5.  I kill an enemy DD pushing up the middle to get first blood.  Rest of the team chases their carrier and Amagi BB.  Enemy team holds back at one of the islands in a nice formation (think of tanks stacking) and systematically destroys our team as they push in 1 by 1, chasing faster carriers and BB's.  They sneak a couple cruisers around to go cap and I fall back to do the right thing reset cap.  My first salvo hits the mark and I reset the cap timer.  He returns fire and knocks out my front two turrets.  One of which is repairable.  I fix it, and his next salvo knocks out the front turret again and destroys the back two.  In two salvos from their Cleveland I am now just a floating target practice for him.

Boy this game fucking hates me.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd136/jblomenberg16/WOWs/shot-15.04.20_21.16.00-0273_zpse762hyd5.jpg
The Cleveland is the only ship I've seen so far that just loves to lose turrets.  Others ships lose one every once in a while.  The Cleveland loses at least one, EVERY match.  I have finished many matches with only two functioning turrets.  


Pensacola does it too. I found the Pensacola's turrets even more fragile, so much so that I paid credits for the durability upgrade. I used to lose at least 1 turret every other game, sometimes a bit more.
Now it's only about 1 every 4-5 games or so.
Might do that for the Cleveland and New Orleans, too...
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:29:45 PM EDT
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When in a DD, press "P" to turn off your AA guns to stay hidden.  You aren't visible to aircraft until around 3.2km, but when your ship starts firing from 5km away, it gives away your position.  You can also be revealed while hidden in smoke by shooting at aircraft.  Besides, most DD AA sucks and you're not going to do much by yourself anyway.

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Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:33:48 PM EDT
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When in a DD, press "P" to turn off your AA guns to stay hidden.  You aren't visible to aircraft until around 3.2km, but when your ship starts firing from 5km away, it gives away your position.  You can also be revealed while hidden in smoke by shooting at aircraft.  Besides, most DD AA sucks and you're not going to do much by yourself anyway.

When you're trying to cap the base, don't fire at opposing ships and give away your position if staying hidden allows you to cap.


DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE!

Your headlong charge in to the bulk of the enemy fleet was inspired, if short lived.
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:37:11 PM EDT
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When in a DD, press "P" to turn off your AA guns to stay hidden.  You aren't visible to aircraft until around 3.2km, but when your ship starts firing from 5km away, it gives away your position.  You can also be revealed while hidden in smoke by shooting at aircraft.  Besides, most DD AA sucks and you're not going to do much by yourself anyway.

When you're trying to cap the base, don't fire at opposing ships and give away your position if staying hidden allows you to cap.


DON'T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE!

Your headlong charge in to the bulk of the enemy fleet was inspired, if short lived.



Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:37:15 PM EDT
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why are none of you asses ever on AR15 TS?
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:37:51 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 4/20/2015 10:38:31 PM EDT
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Broke my damn mic, too lazy to replace it
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 11:22:34 PM EDT
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AR15 TS info below. You will need to have some one assign permissions. There are a few of us that can do that.

ar15.ts.nfoservers.com
Link Posted: 4/20/2015 11:52:57 PM EDT
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And of course my joy with winning a good game was short lived.  We had this game in the bag and rather than cap out, we had two dumb fucks try to chase down faster ships and kill them.  They out capped us.  Seriously, what goes on in the minds of some of these players?  How did they even figure out how to get into a close beta test?




Oh, and watch out for this spot on the map.  You can get stuck on it, but not unstuck.  I miscalculated a turn and just got a hare too close.  Spent the next 10 minutes as a fixed battery of shore guns.

Link Posted: 4/20/2015 11:59:45 PM EDT
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In my Benson T8 destroyer, and I get clobbered, 2 salvos from a Cleveland = dead.  

Anyone else love getting nuked by cruisers?    I think cruisers are going to get the nerf soon, especially certain ones, like the Cleveland.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 12:11:25 AM EDT
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As a DD you are a tin can a stiff wind will kill you. You have to pick your fights and zig zag.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 12:31:52 AM EDT
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I haven't used TS since the first AR15 WOT clan back with Strykewolf.....what do I need to get on this TS? I have the latest version.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 12:34:25 AM EDT
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When does the new patch drop?
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 12:37:03 AM EDT
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And of course my joy with winning a good game was short lived.  We had this game in the bag and rather than cap out, we had two dumb fucks try to chase down faster ships and kill them.  They out capped us.  Seriously, what goes on in the minds of some of these players?  How did they even figure out how to get into a close beta test?

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Oh, and watch out for this spot on the map.  You can get stuck on it, but not unstuck.  I miscalculated a turn and just got a hare too close.  Spent the next 10 minutes as a fixed battery of shore guns.

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Should have hit your bilge button to lighten you up!

Link Posted: 4/21/2015 1:02:55 AM EDT
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The Fletcher (tier 9 US DD) is incredible.  With its 5 main guns firing one at a time, they reload almost fast enough to keep up a stead stream of shells.  I've been parking in a smoke cloud and raining fire down on enemy ships.  When they get close, switch to AP (unless it's a BB) and get 3k+ hits every 3.5 seconds.  To top it off, there are 2x5 torpedo launchers that have 10.5km range, move fast, do a ton of damage and only take 1.5 minutes to reload.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 1:21:49 AM EDT
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I wish they would just release the damned thing so us peons and lower class citizens could play.



I'm gonna go pick up some cans now, like the nice man in the uniform suggested.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 1:26:53 AM EDT
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PM Blackhawk101....he may a key left. I think I saw his last post was on page 21.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 1:31:15 AM EDT
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Wat too laggy for my PC tonight. From 38 fps to 2 fps in matter of seconds is unplayable. I have better luck late at night, but it cuts into my beauty sleep, and I need all of that I can get,
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 1:31:16 AM EDT
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I'm gonna go pick up some cans now, like the nice man in the uniform suggested.

PM Blackhawk101....he may a key left. I think I saw his last post was on page 21.

+1

Don't wait for open beta...that probably won't be until Septemberish.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 7:44:26 AM EDT
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0 for 5 tonight....
Will shoot you a platoon invite if  you want.  Maybe two negatives make a positive.
he just has a bellyache from all those ribs this weekend.  


Sorry I didn't see the message JB. I woke up this morning and played 2 games. 0-2 today.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 8:50:53 AM EDT
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Broke my damn mic, too lazy to replace it

$24 - I used to have this one, and it is reasonably good for a cheap set.  Plus, they sell them at Walmart.
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Link Posted: 4/21/2015 9:19:29 AM EDT
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Sorry I didn't see the message JB. I woke up this morning and played 2 games. 0-2 today.
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Will shoot you a platoon invite if  you want.  Maybe two negatives make a positive.
he just has a bellyache from all those ribs this weekend.  


Sorry I didn't see the message JB. I woke up this morning and played 2 games. 0-2 today.



No problem...after I read your post I didn't see you in game.  I don't know the final tally last night but my WR is still at 42% overall, so probably about the same.  I'm really trying to keep my head in the game...hoping that a few hundred games in CBT will mean when the rest of the windowlickers start playing when the game launches that I'll have an advantage.  We're definitely all going to have to platoon up and take advantage of the baby seal clubbing that is inevitable.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 9:20:30 AM EDT
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BTW, I played last night using my nice Bose headphones.  Cranked the volume up and I'll have to say, the sound effects aren't too bad.  I'm sure the gun sound will continue to improve, but it definitely had some pretty good bass to it compared to my crappy external speakers.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 2:00:18 PM EDT
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I'm gonna go pick up some cans now, like the nice man in the uniform suggested.


PM Blackhawk101....he may a key left. I think I saw his last post was on page 21.
Thanks! On it!



 
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 3:23:42 PM EDT
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$24 - I used to have this one, and it is reasonably good for a cheap set.  Plus, they sell them at Walmart.
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$24 - I used to have this one, and it is reasonably good for a cheap set.  Plus, they sell them at Walmart.
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-ClearChat-Comfort-Headset-Black/dp/B000UXZQ42
 

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No, but I might be impatient enough to see if my local Walmart carries 'em!
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 5:00:08 PM EDT
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The Cleveland is the only ship I've seen so far that just loves to lose turrets.  Others ships lose one every once in a while.  The Cleveland loses at least one, EVERY match.  I have finished many matches with only two functioning turrets.  
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First game tonight.   We have a 2 ship advantage.  3 minutes in we are down 0 to 5.  I kill an enemy DD pushing up the middle to get first blood.  Rest of the team chases their carrier and Amagi BB.  Enemy team holds back at one of the islands in a nice formation (think of tanks stacking) and systematically destroys our team as they push in 1 by 1, chasing faster carriers and BB's.  They sneak a couple cruisers around to go cap and I fall back to do the right thing reset cap.  My first salvo hits the mark and I reset the cap timer.  He returns fire and knocks out my front two turrets.  One of which is repairable.  I fix it, and his next salvo knocks out the front turret again and destroys the back two.  In two salvos from their Cleveland I am now just a floating target practice for him.

Boy this game fucking hates me.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd136/jblomenberg16/WOWs/shot-15.04.20_21.16.00-0273_zpse762hyd5.jpg
The Cleveland is the only ship I've seen so far that just loves to lose turrets.  Others ships lose one every once in a while.  The Cleveland loses at least one, EVERY match.  I have finished many matches with only two functioning turrets.  


You ever see an Atlanta?  

all those turrets and i managed to finish a game with ONE turret left.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 5:03:55 PM EDT
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Btw I've been buying so much gold to try premiums out before the reset and to use free xp... when the reset comes I'm gonna be rich beotch!

For what It's worth, that Atlanta is crap but if they let you switch the mains over to AA mode i could see it being a fun escort.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 5:52:35 PM EDT
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Btw I've been buying so much gold to try premiums out before the reset and to use free xp... when the reset comes I'm gonna be rich beotch!

For what It's worth, that Atlanta is crap but if they let you switch the mains over to AA mode i could see it being a fun escort.
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Atlanta is god of DPS never close in on one.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 6:25:39 PM EDT
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So the Pensacola, New Orleans and Baltimore are all pretty much the same except for better AA. Other than having slightly more hitpoints as you go up in tier, the armor is exactly is the same, guns are the same, range starts to gets better than gets worse at the Baltimore , and are all otherwise inferior to the tier 6 Cleveland. So much fun getting out-classed in a 1v1 with the tier 9 by your tier 6 predecessor.

I understand the role of the CA is to provide AA and destroyer screening for BBs and while it can decimate DDs easily, there's just no real capability to effectively take on other cruisers outside of the IJNs with inferior guns.

Hopefully some re-balancing happens soon.
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So the Pensacola, New Orleans and Baltimore are all pretty much the same. Other than having slightly more hitpoints as you go up in tier, the armor is exactly is the same, guns are the same, range starts to gets better than gets worse at the Baltimore , and are all otherwise inferior to the tier 6 Cleveland. So much fun getting out-classed in a 1v1 with the tier 9 by your tier 6 predecessor.

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It's been stated that they do the tiers by cannon size the tier VI cruiser is a WWII design the other 2 following it are WW1 pre war II designs
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Btw I've been buying so much gold to try premiums out before the reset and to use free xp... when the reset comes I'm gonna be rich beotch!

For what It's worth, that Atlanta is crap but if they let you switch the mains over to AA mode i could see it being a fun escort.


Atlanta is god of DPS never close in on one.


This - I call my Atlanta the DD killer.

I can go virtually bow on and still have 7 cannon bearing. Makes dodging torps and incoming shells a snap.

AA - I have wiped out almost 3 full flights in one go. Wait till they get in range and hit T to increase that AA and its like hitting flies with a flamethrower.

The torps are meh but they usually are on US cruisers.
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Yep, I understand this. I just think the higher tiers need some kind of soft stat improvement just for gameplay sake.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 7:05:46 PM EDT
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It's too bad you can't switch to secondaries on battleships and cruisers.  Would be nice to use those 5 inchers on destroyers.  Probably OP though.
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So the Pensacola, New Orleans and Baltimore are all pretty much the same except for better AA. Other than having slightly more hitpoints as you go up in tier, the armor is exactly is the same, guns are the same, range starts to gets better than gets worse at the Baltimore , and are all otherwise inferior to the tier 6 Cleveland. So much fun getting out-classed in a 1v1 with the tier 9 by your tier 6 predecessor.

I understand the role of the CA is to provide AA and destroyer screening for BBs and while it can decimate DDs easily, there's just no real capability to effectively take on other cruisers outside of the IJNs with inferior guns.

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The Pensacola max armor is 76mm, the New Orleans has 127mm, and the Baltimore has 152mm.  That's a pretty significant difference.  

I'm with you on the Pensacola and the New Orleans - they're treaty cruisers, while the Cleveland is not (despite only being a light cruiser, the Cleveland boasts greater displacement).  However, the Baltimore has better concealment, guns, range, and armor than the Cleveland.  If a Cleveland is routinely beating a Baltimore (barring a string of really lucky shots on their part), the Baltimore is doing something wrong, is really being outplayed, or Swoosh is piloting the Baltimore.
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The Pensacola max armor is 76mm, the New Orleans has 127mm, and the Baltimore has 152mm.  That's a pretty significant difference.  

I'm with you on the Pensacola and the New Orleans - they're treaty cruisers, while the Cleveland is not (despite only being a light cruiser, the Cleveland boasts greater displacement).  However, the Baltimore has better concealment, guns, range, and armor than the Cleveland.  If a Cleveland is routinely beating a Baltimore (barring a string of really lucky shots on their part), the Baltimore is doing something wrong, is really being outplayed, or Swoosh is piloting the Baltimore.
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So the Pensacola, New Orleans and Baltimore are all pretty much the same except for better AA. Other than having slightly more hitpoints as you go up in tier, the armor is exactly is the same, guns are the same, range starts to gets better than gets worse at the Baltimore , and are all otherwise inferior to the tier 6 Cleveland. So much fun getting out-classed in a 1v1 with the tier 9 by your tier 6 predecessor.

I understand the role of the CA is to provide AA and destroyer screening for BBs and while it can decimate DDs easily, there's just no real capability to effectively take on other cruisers outside of the IJNs with inferior guns.

Hopefully some re-balancing happens soon.



The Pensacola max armor is 76mm, the New Orleans has 127mm, and the Baltimore has 152mm.  That's a pretty significant difference.  

I'm with you on the Pensacola and the New Orleans - they're treaty cruisers, while the Cleveland is not (despite only being a light cruiser, the Cleveland boasts greater displacement).  However, the Baltimore has better concealment, guns, range, and armor than the Cleveland.  If a Cleveland is routinely beating a Baltimore (barring a string of really lucky shots on their part), the Baltimore is doing something wrong, is really being outplayed, or Swoosh is piloting the Baltimore.



Link Posted: 4/21/2015 7:17:53 PM EDT
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In battleships, I use the modules and commander skills to boost secondaries.  They tear through DDs, even beyond 5km.  I'd like to try the same set up in a cruiser, but I configure those for AA.
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The Pensacola max armor is 76mm, the New Orleans has 127mm, and the Baltimore has 152mm.  That's a pretty significant difference.  

I'm with you on the Pensacola and the New Orleans - they're treaty cruisers, while the Cleveland is not (despite only being a light cruiser, the Cleveland boasts greater displacement).  However, the Baltimore has better concealment, guns, range, and armor than the Cleveland.  If a Cleveland is routinely beating a Baltimore (barring a string of really lucky shots on their part), the Baltimore is doing something wrong, is really being outplayed, or Swoosh is piloting the Baltimore.
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I was mistaken, thanks for the clarification. I've only had the Baltimore for about 10 or so games so I probably just need more practice. I seem to be on the receiving end of a lot of citadel hits and getting my main gun taken out often. I've had some decent games in it, though.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 7:36:28 PM EDT
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It's too bad you can't switch to secondaries on battleships and cruisers.  Would be nice to use those 5 inchers on destroyers.  Probably OP though.
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The secondaries do kick in automatically, they're just extremely limited to range. There are captain skills and purchased upgrades that can increase the range, though.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 7:55:35 PM EDT
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In my Benson T8 destroyer, and I get clobbered, 2 salvos from a Cleveland = dead.  

Anyone else love getting nuked by cruisers?    I think cruisers are going to get the nerf soon, especially certain ones, like the Cleveland.
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Getting shot at in the first place by a cruiser might be the problem  
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 7:57:21 PM EDT
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Btw I've been buying so much gold to try premiums out before the reset and to use free xp... when the reset comes I'm gonna be rich beotch!

For what It's worth, that Atlanta is crap but if they let you switch the mains over to AA mode i could see it being a fun escort.
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Those guns fire at aircraft any time they are in range.
Link Posted: 4/21/2015 8:25:19 PM EDT
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The REAL reason there are no submarines in WoWS




Link Posted: 4/21/2015 9:34:13 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 4/21/2015 11:23:15 PM EDT
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Good games tonight warkitten.  You are my witness now on how I'm a tard team magnet.  Two observations yet again tonight.   Never was common sense such an uncommon trait among players.  0 map awareness by anyone tonight.  

Warkitten and I had a game won and in the hand.  I had gone back and reset base several times to get our cap timer in the lead, and eventually killed one of the ships pressuring our cap.  2 seconds or so left on our cap timer and the guy capping enemy base lets him self get hit by torpedos from a carrier that is on the other side of the map. We ran out of time trying to kill the enemy carrier.   No concept of what is going on in the game what so ever.  That same match we had an Amagi I think it was yolo up well ahead of the rest of the team, and told us he did us a favor by scouting the enemy carrier.  Seriously?  Where do these people come from?



The other observation is just like in WOT, there is a hard coding that will absolutely prevent you from getting a in in a certain ship on a certain night.  No matter how hard we tried, and how many wins we got in other ships.  We could not get a win in my Aoba.



Oh well, I did have more fun tonight because a) I think I won more than I lost (WR is up to 43% now!!!!) and b) I had a platoon mate.

Blackhawk-

Got the weird polygons again tonight.  Were visible when I'd zoom in as well and would blot out everything in view.





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