NashW8

I never had any interest in grinding. The T10s I do have were earned by simple persistence over time. I'm not doing it over.

I have only played in once in that situation, but you are correct.

Are you guys talking about actual voice chat or the typed variety? I turn my sound off all the way so the former could never be a problem.

I wouldn't put anything past anyone.

Huh? I don't seem to have any trouble with my Emile Bertain AP.

I thought premiums - actual premiums - were immune from nerfing?

Georgia is rather meh without a high point captain.

Must be all those tasty British cruisers. I should take it out for a spin again :)

Ignore chat completely. Play randoms without distractions.

That, or your reload runs just too long and you succumb to fire >< this close to punishing the cheeky bastard.

Remember that the game can automatically convert steel for coal 1:10 when you are short on a coal purchase. I'll never get enough steel to buy a ship for it, but it helped me out to close the deal on a couple of coal ships already.

I found Shchors the most challenging of the bunch because of the poor rudder shift. Moves like a truck, but the guns are a joy. Chapayev was pretty effective even uptired, but again you have to watch not to get too far out front and kite mostly. Donskoi I even prefer over Moskva. Best fire-starter at range before Smolensk showed up. Whatever gets you there.

A week of premium time I do appreciate it, but my win rate usually tanks when I get premium time. I know, I know. Confirmation bias.

Your average hit % is at 26. That's really not bad for the types of ships you are using. The rest is a matter of practice. Keep at it. I wonder if there's some sort of graphics/hardware issue.

Concealment is still good for some of those times you simply need to go dark. And when you run out of map you will need it.