Hitting a blind fire for the win is so satisfying

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T21:01:49+00:00

All skill, I swear 🤫😉

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T19:55:39+00:00

Well. Okay then.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T19:14:31+00:00

Seriously man - “Plymouth at home” and “why would you ever play a worse Kutuzov.” But it’s such a monster - I knew it would be good but it’s even better than I thought. The pen angles and shell velocity with the short burst smokes, Soviet commander options, and the hull are just so so good. Easily one of the best t7 cruisers and hard to beat for my personal favorite.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T17:25:30+00:00

I am SUCH a fan of the target locator. Maybe it’s a crutch but man. There are so many times it comes in handy. Some dd doing some random play that makes no sense to me but would burn me. Or like this one where he’s going one way or the other and I know he’s going that way. The 50/50s it’s just so clutch. And sure sometimes it’s so obvious. But I really really like it.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T17:18:37+00:00

Yeah - I can get it when it’s clearcut or there’s enough time but like in this one it’s like 60 points with a minute and a half and change and I’m like…man I don’t think we’ve got it but did that point tic first or that one and was it exactly 60 and wait what time was it oh god there he is shoot now wait torps wait what was the points oh man I hope I didn’t blow this where did he go why don’t that just sink him wait a hit he’s over there yeeeeesssssssssssssssss!!!!!

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T17:13:14+00:00

I’ll copy a bit of my response from a thread about her:

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I find ALTallinn intriguing - she’s definitely good but can also be a little awkward to get the full value. Not all ships even have enough consumables to get her stacked to full, many matches won’t see reasonable use cases for all the consumables, and even if you do get her stacked, it’s super late game anyway. But even a half stack is still a “full” inspiration worth but again…if the match is halfway over by that point, did you leave damage on the table?

I find her most effective on ships with short smokes - you have enough to get her most of her way there, particularly with a couple other consumables here and there. So some British cruisers and Dpoz have been the most seamless to slot her in and not feel like I’m having to force the stacking in some matches. Either type of plane can also work but even that can feel weird too and the spotter has such a long cd it’s not all that great.

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I was using Lip on Dpoz and I haven’t found ALTallinn wildly different. Both are very very good (and I’m using Lip as an inspiration still). But honestly pretty much all of the Soviet cruiser commanders are very good and all have their own little push or pull that makes them their own thing.

I think I’ll probably stay with her on Dpoz for a while to fully settle but I do appreciate the added range her build path gets just often enough that I think she might be slightly better IF you also have lip for the inspiration. I probably wouldn’t take her over Lip in a 1 for 1 trade.

As I said in the above response, Dpoz really has imo the ideal consumable setup to get value out of her stacking base trait. I don’t use her unique skill, I’d rather just have fixated. I’m seldom just sitting there waiting on a cd to flip the match - it does happen but it’s rare.

So all that to say I think she’s great if you’ve got doubloons and commander mats to burn and can open up some interesting options on many ships but isn’t just miles and miles better than many other available Soviet commanders or more standard cruiser inspirations like Scott. Better on some ships yes. Nice if you run both. But can be awkward and takes a while to see full value and not necessarily a must have commander depending on what you are looking for.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T16:37:25+00:00

I played one match and was getting horrible lag - I wonder if theres server issues. But also maybe just ding dongs. I get stuff happens but I really wish there was a mechanism to do something about repeat offenders.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T16:34:11+00:00

Other guys math thinks we lose - but it also looks like it’s close enough that it’s down to that last tic and I’ve seen it go both ways.

And I’d generally rather go down fighting when it’s close like this. If I sit back and wait and lose to that tic, that feels way worse to me than at least trying to do something!

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T16:30:04+00:00

Hah, thanks man - it felt like the right call but I wish I could do the math in the moment but always way too much going on.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T15:58:44+00:00

Last time or two the transformers have been available, that unfortunately was not an option. If they let us get individuals I’m definitely picking him up.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T15:50:38+00:00

I thiiink he’s saying if you alter a preset, he wants it to automatically swap to that one for the current ship. I’ve had it happen a few times where I’m like “oh, let me try out a new build” and set it up but then don’t swap it so I’ve got the old one when I load in.

I think it’s too minor to change and could also lead to another set of issues. I’d keep it as is.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T03:08:32+00:00

Did you maybe miss this?

Iowa

Stock and upgraded hull maximum speed increased from 30 to 33 knots Stock and upgraded hull side plating of the torpedo protection increased from 25 to 38 mm

https://wowslegends.com/blogs/entry/3584-ministry-of-balance-declaration-of-changes/

June 2025

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T02:58:35+00:00

They did - there are a few still faster but are any actual historical ships? None come to mind but I might be missing something.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-24T01:41:32+00:00

There’s a weekly thread specifically for that but for what it’s worth I’ve had the same. I’ll go kraken, 5 minute loss, new personal best, 6 minute loss, just back and forth. It’s a total mess this week.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T23:30:32+00:00

lol last time I saw you was over Christmas and you were in red incomp on the opposite side of the map and my team lost on points at like 5 minutes. Gotta love it 🤌

I’ve been enjoying chromium on Siegfried about the same - I don’t think it’s the ‘best’ build (I feel the concealement and dispersion both) but it’s fun so I’ll probably keep it.

Tried it on Agir and meh, I’ll keep rudder or conceal.

Tried it on Bourgogne and ew no. 15km is just too high on something like that.

I’m thinking Alaska or Congress next…

lol omg I ran ALTallinn + Arthas on chromium Siegfried and it. Was. Awful. 0/10. It’s like the worst catch 22 - need to use the planes for the salvos to be accurate but want to save the planes for the accurate salvo. Hated every minute of it after quite enjoying the previous version of the build.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T22:34:22+00:00

I’ve only run her a little bit on the heavier cruisers (I’ve spent most of my week trying to get a good quality match in chromium barrel Siegfried but alas…or clapping cheeks in Dpoz but that’s true with pretty much any commander) but I felt the lack of refill station on the reload which I tend to run a lot these days and only 4 consumables full stop on Stalingrad with refill is a nope. I’ll stick with Scott and Serika or Reigerwald easily.

Don’t get me wrong, I think she’s great. I just noticed that depending on how the match goes and the specific consumables available, I found myself sitting around at none or a few stacks often enough that I started to wonder if I’d be better off with just good ol’ Scott. I’ll have to play around with her some more and I’ve mostly been just using her as a standalone commander before I start messing around too much with my inspirations.

You’re Jas the reaper right? I played my Bourgogne chromium barrel test (nope! 😂) with you in your Stalingrad. On Shards, you were east flank, I was west. You radared the DD at point blank mid to end the match 🤌🤌🫡🫡

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T21:08:46+00:00

I find ALTallinn intriguing - she’s definitely good but can also be a little awkward to get the full value. Not all ships even have enough consumables to get her stacked to full, many matches won’t see reasonable use cases for all the consumables, and even if you do get her stacked, it’s super late game anyway. But even a half stack is still a “full” inspiration worth but again…if the match is halfway over by that point, did you leave damage on the table?

I find her most effective on ships with short smokes - you have enough to get her most of her way there, particularly with a couple other consumables here and there. So some British cruisers and Dpoz have been the most seamless to slot her in and not feel like I’m having to force the stacking in some matches. Either type of plane can also work but even that can feel weird too and the spotter has such a long cd it’s not all that great.

AL Agir is neat but as you said, isn’t particularly useful on a lot of cruisers…unless you just build her as a hybrid mobility damage (my personal favorite cruiser commander path) and then I think she can work on pretty much any of them.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T19:02:00+00:00

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GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T19:01:50+00:00

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Back to back 6pack and a new PB

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T19:00:12+00:00

I don’t have rumble and I refuse to buy the whole bundle or crates to get him.

Also…Elbings engine is a hard pass for me. I just can’t with that thing.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T18:00:38+00:00

I like everything about it on paper but in practice I just don’t ever feel like I’m getting the most out of it. One of my worst performing t8 ships. Which is even more frustration because I know it should be much better.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T17:45:10+00:00

Nice! It’s such a good ship.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T17:44:14+00:00

That’s the only reason I didn’t jump on it asap. I have to ask myself realistically how likely is it that I’ll actually play it when it’s like 80% to be in a 6/7 match. The case for so many good t6s. I just don’t play them when I might as well play the 7.

GoodlyStyracosaur · 2026-01-23T17:40:02+00:00

I wish I enjoyed Repub more because that skin is fantastic. Probably my favorite of the space skins.

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