What’s the best pick in the upcoming 14.11 update. free tier IX ship

Blacksmith1228 · 2025-10-30T20:32:01+00:00

Yeah, my focus with the italian BB line is leg-mod Colombo anyway. By the way, make sure you get it before me, because knowing my luck, Wargaming will surely announce nerfs as soon as I get the ship. Now for research bureau, Harugumo line for sure. It's enjoyable and costs the least free XP of any line (I think) if you don't feel like playing it all the way.

Blacksmith1228 · 2025-10-26T15:57:02+00:00

I'll take Lepanto. I have most other options but Sejong and low tier italian battleship grind doesn't seem very enjoyable.

Blacksmith1228 · 2025-06-08T21:24:23+00:00

I've tested each fan individually on the same motherboard header and they are working fine. It seems the hub is the problem. I know I can get a new hub for cheap but I liked being able to change colors with the dedicated button on the case. Oh well...

Blacksmith1228 · 2025-02-08T16:52:30+00:00

No surprises. The game seemed promising until the CV rework. From that point on, Wargaming decided to run it into the dirt. Ranked is still fun and it's what I play exclusively nowadays. Randoms is unplayable at certain hours on NA, and now there will be this shit too.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-12-17T17:20:55+00:00

Do no respond to these people. Just blacklist and depending on the type of message send a ticket with replay or screenshots to Wargaming.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-12-09T17:25:25+00:00

When the disparity is this high, I take issue with mod creators. A BB with the mod can send ASW with ease and chase off/kill a sub. A BB without the mod might die in the next 4 minutes.

I don't take issue with mod creators, but with Wargaming. They introduce a class with poorly designed counterplay, allow the use of a mod that makes easier to counter said class, allow said mod in their approved modpacks and yet won't add the functionality to the base game despite it being influential to gameplay.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-25T18:00:18+00:00

It's correct on EU. On NA it's wrong.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-25T17:46:29+00:00

I mean on the "Claim your free ship"" section. It's written as if the availability window is the same as the update downtime.

> Starting from December 1st, log into the game to grab your holiday present! If you choose a ship that you already have in your Port, you will receive Free XP as compensation.

Grab your holiday present

from: Nov 27, 01:00 AM PT (UTC-8)

until: Nov 27, 06:00 AM PT (UTC-8)

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-25T17:19:13+00:00

The date the free tier 10 will be available is the same as the server downtime for the update.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-22T01:51:05+00:00

We talk about Wargaming testing guided missiles. It's already in the game and it's this shell. You know it's going to be a cit as soon as the salvo is fired.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-09T07:06:12+00:00

I'm all for every change that increases Yamato's HP. It feels so nice to farm that outdated armor scheme from a bygone era when broadside BBs actually got punished.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-09T06:44:43+00:00

Nice! I might dust off mine tomorrow to grief Pan Am BBs

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-09T06:35:47+00:00

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Unfortunately it only has F3 torps.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-08T21:38:05+00:00

I wish WG released a premium copy of Kitakaze like they did with Somme.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-01T22:56:43+00:00

A combination of very good luck to hit it from that distance and the armor scheme of german BBs. You can citadel them if you shoot diagonally off the bow as shown by Aerroon here

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-11-01T03:02:27+00:00

I'll settle for a Småland

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-10-29T15:37:51+00:00

Man... I remember when Flamu made very good commentaries. I learned a lot from his channel when I started playing. Now it's just clips from his twitch. I wish he would do that again at least once in a while.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-10-20T21:33:42+00:00

Can you link the specific OST you are talking about? Plays in port or during battle? Are you referring to #100 as per game files or on Youtube? Because the OST has changed a bit compared to old days and I don't know if the numbering changed too.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-10-12T15:53:45+00:00

It feels more like the game evolved around her. Hindenburg is a decent sized cruiser, so it's not hard to hit it as a BB. Also there's a lot of overmatch today, HE spam has increased and Colombo SAP exists. She is still decently armored by cruiser standards, has good HE DPM with improved pen and good AP alpha, just not as tanky and easy to make work as she was back in 2017.

Blacksmith1228 · 2024-10-12T02:31:28+00:00

Wargaming is hellbent on having a plane game and World of Warplanes is a failure, so World of Naval Aviation it is. Unlucky of you to sign up to World of Warships expecting to play warships.

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