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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Chaplain1 al Dente on September 08, 2025, 11:10:38 am »
To illustrate how to debunk the Pampas slow speed myth, 2 screenshots.

1. Instantly/default speed:

https://imgur.com/ytc71HI

2. After pressing F-key 2 times:

https://imgur.com/KoZOEwc
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Currently active games / Rankedz 25
« Last post by ency on September 08, 2025, 09:32:51 am »
On Season 25 the Bronze skull came by 33 battles in total.
First i tried T8 Dd Eskimo, but then switched to good old T8 DD Kagero.
In your community language, it was in total a Blue level play, at ca SoupRate 70%.
In my language, the 33 battles is quite a nice low number which means a lucky temporary focusing mood.
Interesting Season because 7 ships MM, not 6, not 5.
Take yourself as well a TechTree ship that is not Dd Cossack and show you can do the same if you have a Mood, in case you want to prove i am so bad i nthis game and you are betetr.

https://imgur.com/weMnnqJ

https://imgur.com/grvzOxP

https://imgur.com/D2Js5UE

https://wows-numbers.com/player/681465583,____LA_PAMPA____/?type=rank
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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Hanuman al Dente on September 06, 2025, 01:06:39 pm »
My 2nd account's name is Shima_20km_19_7

https://wows-numbers.com/player/709614772,shima_20km_17_9/?type=rank

I used T8 DD Kagero to get the Bronze Scull achievement. In Silverz i use Shima with 20km torp, as the account name hints.

It is entertaining because it brings many entertaining dialogs in the chat.

The 2nd account is ready, and i kind of like it, so i don't know when to switch back to the main account. I am doing an american legendary captain and DD line there currently, and enjoying 20km setup Shima.

The Sprint 1 Silver league is quite enjoyably tough. I have completed the Golden Scull with 20km Shima before, maybe i will repeat this time. Maybe not, so far it is very enjoyable, many dialogs.

Nothing much new, i got T6 premium ships on both accounts, i don't fancy any new ships, i don't even remember which ships i got.

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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Admin al Dente on August 29, 2025, 05:49:48 am »
French submarine Surcouf, Tier X, a new coming Sub which doesn't have a sonar. Almost like a DD but with the ability to hide under the water which DDs can't, plus torpedo tubes are not in the middle like DDs have but in areas where Subs have.

A good concealment, but the speed 32km/h is little bit slower than the slowest DDs have at 34km/h. So, it is possible to scout around but slowly, and probably even slower under the water. Must test practically that slow speed before giving an opinion. Among Subs such speed 32 is actually above average, but if we think of it as a DD then it has a slow speed.

I don't know if only 1 gun turret can be useful at all. Can't ever kill other subs because no sonar.

So, a unique torpedo DD like ship.

I think it is not effective, but who knows. Compared to U4501, what benefits and disadvantages it has? No advantages, the gun is weak.

I think much more unique and effective is the recent premium Sub called Whale etc. But this new French Sub, not anything unique or practical, better play french DDs instead of it, or u4501.
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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Hanuman al Dente on August 29, 2025, 04:09:27 am »
Yesterday appeared a mood to play T6-T8 Subs, and very victorious evening, ca 30 battles and ca 60% of those won.

It is obviously easy in T6-T8, so a gold certified player can easily outplay there most players.

One skill is to choose a target, the rule is that you choose the one that your team mates most likely shoot and cause him to waste therefore the Repair button, so the pings are more stable. If there are 3 targets in a cluster in the start of the battle then it is not difficult to choose such target. Either the one which heads by a route that keeps him more longer under bullets, or outermost, closest, target.

Many such tactical skills, internet don't teach those.

In very general the main tactics is to observe which targets deplete their Repair button. Even monitoring DDs.

I like playing Subs but occasionally, the mood apoears not so often.

The German TectTree Subs have good long torpedo range. But the ship speed is quite slow under the water, and the torps behind are in a small quantity. That makes the gameplay little bit non competitive. Compared to the U4501 which has those things at the excellent level. But, all good, different features, different ships.

I played little bit the new Ops but stopped totally, very boring and i don't fancy a free additional cruiser it offers. I played with Steel T9 CR Vallejo, this is my best Ops oriented ship.

I don't use the 2nd 10 eur Shima account anymore, because the 1 day main account is over and the 2nd account got everything set up, the Shima line with fine captains ready plus even the legendary captain. It was a joy to set it up.

The main veteran account is fully mature, all the ships that i like, no desire to obtain anything more or new. I even doupt if i will buy the steel planes cruiser, because it doesn't enrich the cruisers fleet much. But in a bit it does, just like T9 DD Halford, you entertain with such ships only rarely sometimes.

The game is full of DD Pampas recent days. Many bought it because it really is a unique and powerful ship plus the price was good.

Any day next a new Rankedz Season should start, that will be of course a joy again. But even Randomz can be entertaining, like yesterday's Subs evening. Depends on moods, but in general i prefer Rankedz only.

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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Hanuman al Dente on August 28, 2025, 04:40:55 am »
Next Dockyards selles the T10 DD Lushun.

That is an above average ship. I think the best is to compare it with Z42, Z52. All them have a long Hydro range, ca 5.5km. You can call it as a Mini Radar.  Such Radar can benefit you if the enemy DD tries to hide into a smoke. For example a Z42 smoked does not survive from Lushun. And also caps with rocks inside won't help to hide enemy cappers from such mini radar. That hydro on a good concealment ship is very competitive. And if you ask wouldn't it better to have instead a Z42 with a smoke, then the answer is debatable. Z42 can farm BBs a bit in a smoke but usually that is an irrelevant result and a small damage amount. More impactful is when Lushun outguns Z42 and plenty of other DDs and such DD kill is more impactful.

So, in general Lushun and Z42 are very equal ships in overall, but in more competitive modes Lushun is a bit more effective, in easymodes like Randomz and Bronze the Z is a bit more effective.

I would say so.

I have played tons of times in Gold league against such ship, and it really is strong.

So, i of course suggest it to DD Main players. But veterans who already have tons of ships including Z52/42 i suggest to consider if you really need it with the Dockyard grinding hassle. Dockyards have recently quite labourish missions, difficult to complete.

Compared to the free DD Johnny this Lushun instakills it easily. I think only very few DDs outgun it, Kleber, Sherman, Delny, Ragnar, such ships.

I will look my situation when the Dockyard arrives, not sure if i will go for it or not.

For smaller accounts who play DDs mainly and more Rankedz/Clanz, it s a very good Dockyard.

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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Hanuman al Dente on August 27, 2025, 04:25:25 am »
Meanwhile i have worked with my 2nd account. It takes times to get the legendary japanese captain campaign done, plus captains to all Shima line ships. But it is almost completed now and totally usable for me whenever i need again to use a 2nd account.

Playing Shima line is quite different for DD Pampa players. Often you try to use torpedo reloader and then you realise that you don't have it on Shima. I use 20km torps, both in Randomz and Rankedz, i don't see any disadvantages over 12km ones.

The game is full of DD Pampa ships now. Because it had really good cheaper deal. And, the ship really is good and unique. Just compare it with a free DD Johny etc, and those are really non unique and non anything.

I am already at Silver Rank 5 with the Shima, and can obviously complete the Gold league with it, i have before done it already. So, there really is no need for fancy premium ships. But the overall experience and feeling is much better with premium DD Pampa of course. As a torpedo player you just get twice more torpedos with Pampa. Already that makes the joy bigger compared to Shima.

It is clear that the Shimas legendary mod is only for competitive modes, result oriented goals. Not for entertainment goals because it makes the ship weapons turn so slowly that it is a pain to play. Must use constantly CtrlX keys and look to wrong directions, but you get a competitive advantages of getting torps quicker.

The free DD offered 1 token a day is something i ignore, i think many veterans ignore all the free goodies offered these days. If you already have tons of ships and you clearly like only Shima type boats then collecting an additional Johnny DD is totally pointless.

In a week i get the remaining 3k steel to buy out the planes cruiser. It will enrich my cruisers fleet, i don't have any planes one. And i will try it occasionally. But any other ships in the plans, No.

For veterans i suggest buying a 10 euro account with zero Randomz/Rankedz battles on it, just 1 TectTree T10 ship or 1 premium on it. And it is a variety to do 200 first battles with it to unlock Rankedz game mode etc, kind of an entertaining Mission/Campaign. I personally am too lazy to make an empty new account and grind a line there, so i would hapoily pay 10 money to get such account with such 1 line. Just know your favourite TectTree line. For me it is obviously the Shima line. And just 10 eur for it, totally reasonable, and a 2nd account is useful anyway and can be sold at any time back for the same 10 money or even 20. Anyone interested, contact and i guide. For a veteran such 2nd 10 eur empty account is like buying a Campaign, a joy to set it up, unlock game modes, get all kind of goodies that starter accounts get, also Campaigns etc. I totally enjoyed such 2nd account, so i must thank the community who blocked my main account for 1 day.

The main account is so mature, nothing to grind nothing to obtain, choice of all ship types. In a way it is boring, in a way it is super satisfying because no worries about moving captains or obtaining anything.

My 2nd account was few days in a higher rating clan. What is different there is that they play mainly Divisions, other clans don't do it much. Partially because of rating farming, but partially to just practice team work for later Clan Battles. The latter reason is very reasonable and i welcome that.

There is a last week going on of the Summer Mood, starting from next week everything goes to more competitive mode. Both Entertainment and Competitive Moods are fine, just too long of one is little bit boring.

Nothing much new, just let's keep enjoying the last Entertainment mode week.

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General Discussion / Re: general chat
« Last post by Hanuman al Dente on August 23, 2025, 05:49:31 pm »
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Currently active games / Re: Contests chat
« Last post by Chaplain1 al Dente on August 23, 2025, 04:42:43 pm »
So, as you see 36 Blue Battles, right?
And i have posted such blue pictures tons of times.
So, contemplate, how by your community's Stats Religion one makes such data if the OverAll soup data is totally different?
Can't use your favourite Luck argument, this is 36 battles bot just 6, can't use any OverP ship argument, this is TectTree Kagero not Cossack.
So, you don't really have any explanation, any sanity.
I have explanation, i phrase it as a Competitive Mood.
And what is a skill concept? Skills are maximum potentional that one can demo in a focused short exam type event. So, my skills are not what the overall soup data shows but what my focused evening data shows.
Come and show betetr results with TextTree ships if you beleive you have higher skills than me or any 40% soupRate player.
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