****** Official World of Warships Thread ******
- Thread starter Zenduri
- Start date
Yes but for an absolute beginner British Cruisers are not the line to pick, without map awareness and knowledge of enemy ships you'll just end up getting deleted over and over again with not much chance to learn.
I'd say any of the Battleship lines are fine, although USN are only 21 knots until tier 8 (but great armour/anti aircraft as you go up). All of them suffer before you get to Tier 5 in various ways, e.g. horrible range, speed or gun dispersion, Tier 5 onwards is more representative of their performance.
Destroyers just try them all and see what you like, American is probably best for a beginner as they have a nice mix of guns and torpedoes, Russian are gunboats with poor detection (can be spotted more easily) and short range torpedoes, Japanese are focused more on torpedoes which they can launch whilst hidden but have poor guns.
Cruisers, they're all quite fragile at lower tiers (with the exception of the St Louis), once you get to Tier 5/6 you start getting heavy cruisers (as everyone except Britain) with bigger guns and better armour. I'd say try the American and Japanese cruisers and see what you like, Americans lose their torpedoes after Tier 5 and focus more on anti-aircraft and at higher tiers using radar to spot enemy ships (such as destroyers hidden in smoke). Japanese cruisers have higher chance to start fires with their HE and have torpedoes all the way up the line and their anti-air isn't as good. With all cruisers however, if you show your broadside to a battleship, or a cruiser if they're close enough, you're likely to be punished with heavy damage/death very quickly.
Carriers, semi-RTS style gameplay, only you can decide if it's for you so watch some videos and see if it appeals.
Another good youtuber/streamer to watch is Flamu, but iChase from what I recall had done some beginner level guides at some point.
I'd say any of the Battleship lines are fine, although USN are only 21 knots until tier 8 (but great armour/anti aircraft as you go up). All of them suffer before you get to Tier 5 in various ways, e.g. horrible range, speed or gun dispersion, Tier 5 onwards is more representative of their performance.
Destroyers just try them all and see what you like, American is probably best for a beginner as they have a nice mix of guns and torpedoes, Russian are gunboats with poor detection (can be spotted more easily) and short range torpedoes, Japanese are focused more on torpedoes which they can launch whilst hidden but have poor guns.
Cruisers, they're all quite fragile at lower tiers (with the exception of the St Louis), once you get to Tier 5/6 you start getting heavy cruisers (as everyone except Britain) with bigger guns and better armour. I'd say try the American and Japanese cruisers and see what you like, Americans lose their torpedoes after Tier 5 and focus more on anti-aircraft and at higher tiers using radar to spot enemy ships (such as destroyers hidden in smoke). Japanese cruisers have higher chance to start fires with their HE and have torpedoes all the way up the line and their anti-air isn't as good. With all cruisers however, if you show your broadside to a battleship, or a cruiser if they're close enough, you're likely to be punished with heavy damage/death very quickly.
Carriers, semi-RTS style gameplay, only you can decide if it's for you so watch some videos and see if it appeals.
Another good youtuber/streamer to watch is Flamu, but iChase from what I recall had done some beginner level guides at some point.
Last edited:
There is a chance that you will run into a German DD every once in a while as they are being tested on the live server (I actually had one on my team in one match during my last session).
Just started playing this, took me about 10 games before I realised I was playing against bots
Just remember that going against remotes is one thing, going against the living is completely different so don't expect anything that you do in those matches to work once you level up to unlock random battles unless you're in a DD and come across a big stupid battleship who ignores everything (including torpedo indicators) and sails in a straight line into any torpedoes that have been launched at them (although I've had to deal with an idiot on my team once who sailed into a bunch of torps I'd launched which ended with me turning pink (or purple) and earning a teamkiller status that took five matches to remove).
Hi,
So....
Lets just say that it would appear that my current play style is suited to the American Cruiser, and I'm currently in the St Louis with my Commander at Level 7.
I did branch out to the Destroyer, but in the one battle I took out the Sampson I didn't last too long
so quickly went back to the more robust and forgiving St Louis
I will branch out the other way to the Battleship and give the S. Carolina a run out once I've earned enough XP.
Still a lot to learn, and there seems to be so much going on all at once from time to time (much more so than in WoT), that I don't currently know what to prioritize and get caught up in the heat of battle.
Would some of you mind if I add you in game?
Feel free to add me aka WaveRuler, or not, no offence will be taken if requests are ignored
Cheers
So....
Lets just say that it would appear that my current play style is suited to the American Cruiser, and I'm currently in the St Louis with my Commander at Level 7.
I did branch out to the Destroyer, but in the one battle I took out the Sampson I didn't last too long
so quickly went back to the more robust and forgiving St Louis I will branch out the other way to the Battleship and give the S. Carolina a run out once I've earned enough XP.
Still a lot to learn, and there seems to be so much going on all at once from time to time (much more so than in WoT), that I don't currently know what to prioritize and get caught up in the heat of battle.
Would some of you mind if I add you in game?
Feel free to add me aka WaveRuler, or not, no offence will be taken if requests are ignored
Cheers
American CA are pretty bad until you get to the Tier 10 Roon apparrently. When you get an Omaha or Phoenix you will be focus fired by everyone as its so easy to citidel them and make them go pop in 1 volley.
The Cleveland was once good until it got nerfed and now its meh.. the pepsicola (Pensacola) is ok but again itll get focus fired. The New Orleans is ok and should be used as a DD hunter and support ship otherwise it will he swacked back to America.
The US DD line is actually a pretty good gunboat line and US smoke is best smoke so you can sit in it burning ships for days.
The US BB line are pure bruisers and fun to play. US CV.... all about the air control cancer spec fighter loadout or mixed fighter/DB spec.
Add me ingame, HybridX, i have primarily tier 8's for about 7 lines but i have enough tier 4/5 reward or missions ships kicking about to play at a lower level
The Cleveland was once good until it got nerfed and now its meh.. the pepsicola (Pensacola) is ok but again itll get focus fired. The New Orleans is ok and should be used as a DD hunter and support ship otherwise it will he swacked back to America.
The US DD line is actually a pretty good gunboat line and US smoke is best smoke so you can sit in it burning ships for days.
The US BB line are pure bruisers and fun to play. US CV.... all about the air control cancer spec fighter loadout or mixed fighter/DB spec.
Add me ingame, HybridX, i have primarily tier 8's for about 7 lines but i have enough tier 4/5 reward or missions ships kicking about to play at a lower level
Last edited:
On a side note if anyone is playing Brit cruisers amd is below tier 7.. keep plowing through and endure the pain. The Fiji is so good and such a refrwhing change from the previous 6 tiers its scary. At Tier 8 the Edinburgh is so good and i cant wait for the Neptune or Minotaur. Getting focus fired by the tier 10 Minotaur is painful
Lol i totally disagree the Konig is bad the Bayern is ok but a slow brawler. The gnei is just a jumped up cruiser. US BB are way more forgiving as they are very tanky
I agree they're much tankier but the slow speed means you have to be careful not to drift too far in any direction otherwise you won't make it back in time to influence the game, save a cap that kind of thing.
I'd actually suggest the Japanese line first. Yes the Kawachi and Myogi aren't great but from the Kongo upwards you have great ships, Kongo, Fuso, Nagato, Amagi are all fun to play.
Ultimately I find you need a goal to work towards so if a ship in a particular line appeals to you e.g. Yamato, Bismarck, Iowa and you want to work towards that then maybe that would be an approach to take when deciding.
I'd actually suggest the Japanese line first. Yes the Kawachi and Myogi aren't great but from the Kongo upwards you have great ships, Kongo, Fuso, Nagato, Amagi are all fun to play.
Ultimately I find you need a goal to work towards so if a ship in a particular line appeals to you e.g. Yamato, Bismarck, Iowa and you want to work towards that then maybe that would be an approach to take when deciding.
I averaged 10k higher average damage in the Konig vs the New York. My Bayern was almost identical to my Fuso stats but worse than my New Mex. Gneisenau is great fun, hobbled by only 6 guns and trollish dispersion, but torpedos, good secondaries and very mobile means it is a great ship. I only sold it as I bought the Scharn and prefer it!
German turtleback armour means they are waaaaaaaaaaaay more forgiving than the tier for tier counterparts from the US and IJN. That fact alone makes them more forgiving and easier for new players to pick up.
I played t8 Jap DD and cruiser
And now really only play DD or bb on my 2nd account.
Cruisers are so frustrating I find you are so often 1 shot even when you play very careful.
DDs are great.. you control your engagement, you are pivitol to winning matches, devastating firepower. Try T4 us DD Clemson, fully upgraded it's a total beast. Just be weary of being shotgunned by BB spam. 5.5km torps are challenging but useable.
I dunno if you can still get the manga BBs but they are very useable.
All t5s are easy to obtain I would honestly try everything
And now really only play DD or bb on my 2nd account.
Cruisers are so frustrating I find you are so often 1 shot even when you play very careful.
DDs are great.. you control your engagement, you are pivitol to winning matches, devastating firepower. Try T4 us DD Clemson, fully upgraded it's a total beast. Just be weary of being shotgunned by BB spam. 5.5km torps are challenging but useable.
I dunno if you can still get the manga BBs but they are very useable.
All t5s are easy to obtain I would honestly try everything
You can never be careful in Cruisers if there are other ships (cruisers or battleships) in firing range firing AP and you give one the big flat side of the ship without knowing which can end with a few citadels being penetrated.
One thing that can be done to avoid being one shot in one instance (if you have any) is to fly the anti-detonation signals so at least you can't be done in by a shot detonating the ammo magazine.
Soldato
- Joined
- 14 Oct 2007
- Posts
- 9,255
- Location
- newcastle
The only ship to play at the minute for a newer player is the Scharnhorst, it acts like a very heavy cruiser with battleship armour and is very forgiving, best money I have spent in a long time! here are my stats in her
Overall Results Scharnhorst
Battles 226
Victories 122 (54%)
Battles survived 46
Damage caused 13,725,005
Warships destroyed 247
Aircraft destroyed 593
Average Score per Battle
Experience 1,645.21
Damage caused 60,730.11
Warships destroyed 1.09
Aircraft destroyed 2.62
Main battery hit ratio 34%
Torpedo hit ratio 21%
Highest Score
Experience 3,609
Damage caused 188,136
Warships destroyed 7
Aircraft destroyed 20
My name in game is my user name here if anyone wants to team up
Overall Results Scharnhorst
Battles 226
Victories 122 (54%)
Battles survived 46
Damage caused 13,725,005
Warships destroyed 247
Aircraft destroyed 593
Average Score per Battle
Experience 1,645.21
Damage caused 60,730.11
Warships destroyed 1.09
Aircraft destroyed 2.62
Main battery hit ratio 34%
Torpedo hit ratio 21%
Highest Score
Experience 3,609
Damage caused 188,136
Warships destroyed 7
Aircraft destroyed 20
My name in game is my user name here if anyone wants to team up
Soldato
- Joined
- 4 Feb 2003
- Posts
- 6,129
- Location
- Birmingham
I'm back playing again and really enjoying it (in game VandeleursVictim) anybody else grinding the special for Graf Spee?
I was going to grind up the German DD line but I just don't want to sell my V-25 as it's the most fun I've ever had in this game
So close to getting my Leander now so I can finally enjoy being in the Royal Navy
I was going to grind up the German DD line but I just don't want to sell my V-25 as it's the most fun I've ever had in this game
So close to getting my Leander now so I can finally enjoy being in the Royal Navy
The Leander is a breath of fresh air and good fun - free xp'd past the Emerald over the weekend, although the last game in Danae I got 4 kills.
Also grinding German BB's (currently at Konig) and Japanese (as want to attempt their CV's, currently at the Myogi)
Wanted the Graf Spee, but don't have enough time now, as had a couple of months off WoW.
Also grinding German BB's (currently at Konig) and Japanese (as want to attempt their CV's, currently at the Myogi)
Wanted the Graf Spee, but don't have enough time now, as had a couple of months off WoW.
I'm back playing again and really enjoying it (in game VandeleursVictim) anybody else grinding the special for Graf Spee?
I was going to grind up the German DD line but I just don't want to sell my V-25 as it's the most fun I've ever had in this game
So close to getting my Leander now so I can finally enjoy being in the Royal Navy
Ive got the Graf Spee and its an interesting ship. Very much a cruiser killer that can take on BB. Its got a lot of health, can repair like a BB, has torps with a really aggressive firing arc. Whilst it lacks in number of turrets what it does have is pretty decent guns that can citadel a Nagato at the right range.
Soldato
- Joined
- 4 Feb 2003
- Posts
- 6,129
- Location
- Birmingham
Yes, I've found Graf Spee real fun if used in the right way, and I've surprised and sunk a few idiot DDs who got in close for a torp run with my own torps as well. It's like they don't bother to look at the icon above me and see I'm a cruiser and not a BB??!?
Oh and Leander at last <3
Oh and Leander at last
<3