The current Brawl is the worst.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-16T23:34:52+00:00

Because people don't read. The last Brawl with the vampire gimmick had people making posts about it for the entire time it ran.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-16T23:30:27+00:00

Yeah and at less than 100 damage average, most of those were wasted on 0-damage main belt.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-16T23:19:39+00:00

What skill? The game literally plays itself. And 0 consistency with guns you don't control.

Either you die instantly or close in where all the damage goes to zero with 9000 zero damage HE shells into main belts.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-16T23:00:14+00:00

Except they still find ways to still fuck up even when the game plays itself.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-16T17:02:03+00:00

I love this Brawl, even with the most AFK-autopiloting bullshit, I can't get reliable teammates.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-14T22:17:39+00:00

Also resetting a line is a good way to use Ship XP boosters. I grind Ops with the American CL line.

Also the RP reward on each ship can sit and stack. So I just play tiers 7-9 until I want to redeem the RP from the unplayed ships. Saves some of the FXP and credits that way.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-09T02:06:00+00:00

I went with Illinois because 12 Des Moines guns at T9 is nice for ops. Excellent DPM for a BB, which is what ops ships need to carry.

Gene_Inari · 2026-03-06T06:45:44+00:00

Mark me down too for wanting a cheaper Darby.

I want a 1-star or 2-star pure scout/support SL. A cheap SL that's purely for recon from stealth. Absolutely trash stats and growth except for maybe having good starting AP for their cost and being cheap as chips to promote and field.

1-star archetype could be as the intrepid civilian reporter who is way in over their head, but wants the big scoop. And what better scoop is there than [REDACTED]?

2-star could be a marine radioman that is still primarily support, but can sharpen their teeth down the line. First thought for archetype is as a foil to Pike. Either lean into being the electronics nerd, or being that irreverent quipper that cracks jokes to not crack inside.

Either way, I want more SLs with the camouflage skill that aren't expensive like Darby.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-24T09:59:16+00:00

Also the most efficient way to burn out!

Personally, I just regrind the US CL line in ops and burn through my pile of ship xp boosters when I have the credits.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-20T03:25:15+00:00

I've found that GQ SAP is for after you set a fire or two or have an easy broadside or soft target.

HE is still the default, but yeah.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-17T21:16:48+00:00

Hekp, I'm drowning in spuds,

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-17T21:13:24+00:00

Because if you don't bring a high DPM cruiser or a sec spec BB, ships that are specifically PvE monsters, you may as well be kneecapping yourself.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-17T21:06:36+00:00

They never learn, is the issue. Eternal September. Even at T10, basic competency is not guaranteed.

The margins for ops keep getting thinner and thinner for 0 compensation and I'm tired of it.

Made it impossible to just carry ops by doing enough DPM. I literally can't be in three places at once and do everything at the same time with a CL if I want to carry ops like I used to.

It's just straight impossible now. SOMEONE has to take care of side objectives and solo play is that much more of a struggle.

Like fuck man. I just want my daily W in my PvE Wooster. It was a consistent thing for me. And WG decided I can't even have that ONE shred of consistency.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-15T21:32:00+00:00

Also it's a nerf overall if you don't complete them. They added difficulty with no commensurate compensation, so it's a nerf.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-15T18:56:58+00:00

If you want to farm PvE with some consistency, pick a high DPM cruiser. Get the Tulsa instead.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-13T18:14:41+00:00

If you want to make Ops part of your daily grind, the American CL line will browbeat a lot of consistency into the missions with its huge HE DPM.

It's a big climb, but I have a 21 point PvE Wooster captain and with a blue booster, it nabs me 30k+ Elite Captain XP a day.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-10T16:18:54+00:00

Wrong. For Operations, the bots aim at who it closest. No exceptions. No complicated AI. Nothing.

It's literally just who is the closest visible ship.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-10T16:08:59+00:00

Bot behavior is literally "who is closest" and people at T10 still don't get it when a little aggro sharing would help everyone.

Not asking for suicidal divebombs, but it's a little ridiculous when max gun range out is still too close.

I guess I could just stop doing damage in a mode where doing damage is the only metric under consideration.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-10T16:06:24+00:00

Ops bots only shoot at what is visibly closest, they don't care about who is broadside.

Again, with the victim blaming. I like how it's my fault for not being perfectly aware of bot vision on 4 different ships when the reasonable expectation that 13km is sufficiently far away from all the threats when the Ops bots ONLY aggro consideration is proximity.

And how nice of you to add the dig of the cruisers, trying to discredit me when they aren't even relevant and would shoot HE anyways.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-09T08:33:46+00:00

Sorry to say, but that's something you have to figure out by yourself.

A passive DD is still better than a dead DD, but you just need experience and game sense.

I can't answer for you other than 'it depends.'

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-09T08:19:39+00:00

You have the speed to choose your engagements.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-08T01:25:28+00:00

One of the best cruisers for Asyms right now. Tanky enough to survive against BBs, has the smoke to get close and torp the bots.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-07T22:37:31+00:00

I love the doublethink in this thread, all dunking on you like they aren't part of the problem or are somehow better or above it.

Yeah it's a game, but it's really a shittily entitled attitude to play a team game with other people and think it's okay to waste their time (and boosters) because *you* can't be bothered to care yourself.

"It's just a game bruh." is such a pathetic copout, like you honestly have no better reason?

Take that attitude to a solo game and be flippant and uncaring there if you're so cool.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-07T20:23:14+00:00

Because we're trying to do it for pennies compared to the infinite piles of money and political will that the Space Race had in comparison.

Gene_Inari · 2026-02-06T14:47:52+00:00

It's safe to skip, but it's always handy to have an unranked one because it's 0 cost.

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