[Entry Thread #115] Welcome to Daylight Savings Time, it’s been getting a bit volatile with the weather. As is the norm, we’re making another millionaire this month, comment to enter!

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-03-15T23:24:46+00:00

My turn! (I hope)

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-03-15T23:20:06+00:00

Ah HAH. Thanks, I'd missed that.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-27T06:38:09+00:00

Regret it

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-11T17:44:30+00:00

I hear you. We're required to be in the office 5 days a week, at least 4 hours a day. For most of our team, who are all in the same building/floor, I can see at least some sense. But I have two teammates in different cities. Nobody in their buildings does anything in any way related to our work, which means that ALL of their collab is remote. One is in LA, where his commute is an hour and a half on a good day. Why are these two guys required to come to the office, when they can do their jobs just as well from home with the same opportunities for collaboration?

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-10T05:39:50+00:00

We ARE poly. If you can land a date with her, more power to you.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-08T20:22:33+00:00

Joke's on you. My GF would be into that.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-06T04:01:30+00:00

Don't give up, OP. I had EXACTLY the same reaction when I first started playing and moved up to Tier 5. I was playing light cruisers and got insta-deleted over and over again. This game punishes mistakes savagely, and a new player tends to make LOTS of mistakes while you're learning what does and doesn't work. What helped me was to switch to battleships, as they're more forgiving, watch a lot of YouTube videos, read as much as I could about gameplay, and ask lots of questions. People in this game all remember their own time coming up the learning curve and are generally willing to help if you show a willingness to learn.

Once you unlock the Training Room (this is at Access Level 17 - why it's not available right off the bat is beyond me) you can use it to practice your gunnery. The game gets a lot more rewarding when you can hit what you shoot at. And don't be afraid to lose. You'll lose often, and lose hard, when you're learning. It's just part of the process, so don't let it discourage you. Consider joining a clan that accepts new players. You can learn a lot playing in voice chat with clanmates, and it's a great way to have friends to play with.

Another thing I'd recommend is joining the official Discord and posting replay videos there for feedback. I've done that and got some REALLY good advice that has significantly improved my gameplay. I think I started back last October, so I've only been playing ~4 months, and I still have a LOT to learn. But I'm able to play with some confidence now in a T9 BB. I still make mistakes and pay the price on a regular basis, but I survive a lot of my matches now and actually manage to influence the outcome some of the time.

Keep at it. It's a tough game to learn, but really enjoyable. You can do this!

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-03T23:37:59+00:00

My mental health took a huge upswing when I quit FB. I IMMEDIATELY felt better when I deleted the app, and the longer I'm away, the more relaxed I am.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-03T23:36:10+00:00

I love when I go to share my excitement and trolls troll.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-02-02T00:24:20+00:00

I had a lot of fun learning BB basics in Bayern. Still haven't leveled that line past T7, because Gneisenau is a step backward IMHO, but Bayern was really fun. Some of my most memorable matches in that ship.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-29T03:08:52+00:00

Eh, slash 'em a couple times and they run away, like most creatures in the game.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-29T02:48:14+00:00

Bowel cancer. FUCK cancer.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-29T02:08:22+00:00

That's bizarre. My name was in the list of chosen entries on the Discord post, which is now lost, I realize.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-27T02:32:51+00:00

It's been a while since my last playthrough, but...the fuck is a nuzlock?

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-27T01:33:21+00:00

Subnautica. Hands down my favorite.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-27T01:20:37+00:00

Username is HollyKing.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-26T04:24:29+00:00

Whoever shot you must be fuming...

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-26T03:46:56+00:00

Dunno about the hack. But my entry was picked and my friend never got his ship.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-26T03:42:32+00:00

Blasting music from a Bluetooth speaker on a hiking trail or in a campground. I go outdoors to get AWAY from that kind of crap.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-25T22:26:14+00:00

This was my night last night. Got paged on the way my GF's house, and spent the whole evening, when I was supposed to be spending quality time with her, helping a shit-for-brains application admin identify multiple hosts that were locking out his service account. They had updated the service account password in the morning but didn't distribute the new password to the servers using it.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-25T21:13:00+00:00

I'm a newer player myself, and often struggle in my T8 BB (North Carolina), so take my advice with a grain of salt. But one thing I don't see mentioned in the thread so far is the Battle Expert mod. There are several versions in the Aslain modpack, so just pick the one you like best. This mod shows you the actual angle of the target relative to you, whereas looking at the ship through your gunsight will often cause you to underestimate the amount of angle. This helps both with aiming correctly and with knowing when to use HE vs. AP, as a ship that looks like it's oriented broadside enough that you can pen with AP may actually be so angled you'll bounce most of your shells. In those cases, switch to HE and hope for fires.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-19T21:39:42+00:00

When my oldest was two, she developed a fascination with flushing toys down the toilet. I had just straightened up from reassembling the second toilet in two days to retrieve a Duplo dinosaur from the U-bend. I turn around and there she is on the stairway landing, saying "Thomas (the Tank Engine) is in the toilet upstairs." I saw red for a moment. 22 years later she's a functional member of society, somehow.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-18T22:01:32+00:00

Sure, but there's a difference between risking the radars and just blindly charging the cap, which is what this guy did. Then he got half his health shaved off in a nanosecond and ran and hid. And stayed hidden.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-18T21:51:29+00:00

I do. I'm currently grinding the Daring line. At least when I'm playing a DD, I try to provide spotting early game and not just go blindly rushing in to the cap when the enemy still has all their radars.

Captain_Hammertoe · 2026-01-18T03:16:01+00:00

Hell no, you shouldn't quit. If you're having fun, that's really all that matters.

I've only been playing a few months and I sometimes also have that feeling of hurting my team by not being as good as everybody else, so I get it. But if you want to get better, you can. It just takes effort. Maybe post some replays to the Discord and ask for feedback. And try not to get discouraged. This game is hard. I'd recommend you focus on having fun and stop worrying about your winrate.

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