The State of Operations (& Scenario Battles...) 2024:

[Andrewbassg]

10 hours ago, xamdam said:

 

9 hours ago, ArIskandir said:

 

Umm..... we don't seems to speak about the same things. So....

 

 

The triangle is the Strategic Area, which needs to be taken, the "brush" is the smoke and the  "dot" on the other side is the place for Bayard.

Like I said Mainz/ Irian first route, the middle is for 1 or 2 BB's.

 

9 hours ago, ArIskandir said:

You miss the chance to get broadside shots on the second wav

That's the job for smokey cruisers/ dd's.

 

9 hours ago, ArIskandir said:

• Depending on ship selection, you start way out of position to keep engaging the second wave and transport escorts
• You delay engaging the second wave until it has almost linked to the transport escorts. Waste of time and more difficult for everyone

By the time the second wave arrives, you are already there coz you motor and arrive in an ideal position to ambush them as they try to get in the slot. And you will have time to engage the escorts. i do it all the time.

9 hours ago, ArIskandir said:

• You don't 'share the burden' of tanking damage, you may cause the death of some of your team mates

As a light cruiser you have no biz in sharing dmg, plus if you are irian and no dd  you need to preserve Hp to engage the BB's

And.....you are NOT responsible for other people's actions. Your commitment is to the team, as a whole.

10 hours ago, ArIskandir said:

It is 100% noob play. 

Used to be before the rework. Not today.

 

11 hours ago, xamdam said:

I usually don't block the Schors, but if my spawn allows, I try to shove it into the smoke screen. It usually sits just outside. Keeps it healthy longer and easier to pick up the capt if it does go down.

I meant where the smallest dot is next to the island. Not at the beginning.

[Andrewbassg]

There's a replay showcasing the "theory"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SwPEHgjC9zSI2Pu5UdrxZguoQhde1IEZ/view?usp=sharing

 

4 stars, 253K, second place, 1500 bxp. IF the Massa and the dd wouldn't had throwed away their ships...... possible 5 star. I tried even the blocking  but..... Schrors outplayed me. Like I said it can be tricky, you need to watch him and commit only when he is very close.

i tried to get the Bb;s but was unlucky they were waay too apart, got spotted too early and i had too small HP, thanks to Mainz, who left me dry. 

Edited August 28 by Andrewbassg

[Nevermore135]

2 hours ago, xamdam said:

Hipper is a CA with 203s though.

I made the comparison because they have the same hull, being essentially turret swaps of the “add two inches, drop a gun per turret” variety that are common in game, and WG gave them similar smoke firing penalties despite having different armaments (partly because of Mainz’s higher concealment despite having smaller guns).

Cerberus is armed with 12x203mm guns and has better concealment and smoke firing penalty than both. 

Edited August 28 by Nevermore135

[GandalfTehGray]

8 hours ago, xamdam said:

Have you played the second round of tier 9~11 Operations on PTS? A friend wants to know. lol

Mm not sure, I'd love to get a group of us together if it's still open/goes live to stop theory crafting. 

[xamdam]

5 hours ago, GandalfTehGray said:

Mm not sure, I'd love to get a group of us together if it's still open/goes live to stop theory crafting. 

My friend is sure you might think differently if you had. That said, hopefully it will be dialed back a bit before release. It's pretty insane in its current configuration.

[Nevermore135]

Honestly, the thing I’m looking forward to most with the changes to Operations is the change to +/-1 MM. I’m hopeful that this will solve some of the current balancing issues that exist when trying to take a tier VI into Ops in the current system (which is dominated by tier VIII). I’ve got some premium ships I picked up primarily for the old Ops years ago before the rework that have been rusting in port. Also interested in taking some newer acquisitions (Dido comes to mind) for a spin.

This combined with having another option for the long tier IX grinds might just get me to start playing Ops again.