Another mini-map failure...

[sbcptnitro]

So yeah...

 

In my Khab, just finished off the Udaloi and Bismarck. Had the enemy CV in my sights (meaning it was well withing firing range), so I took a brief look a the score instead of the minimap (my first mistake), saw that we were way ahead, so I felt good in engaging the enemy CV (an Essex, I believe). I finished him off, but he managed to get a really good DB hit on me and I succumbed to the fires.

 

I was pissed at getting killed, but felt ok about it when I saw the score...

 

 

However, that "ok" feeling was quickly replaced with dread when I looked at the minimap..

 

 

Yep...you can guess how this game ended. The GK you see on the F line pretty much F'd the rest of my team without even moving.

 

Could I have saved the win by ignoring the CV and heading for C instead? Possibly getting the attention of the GK, and burning him down? I don't know. This is where my skill ends, I think.

 

This was my finally tally of what I contributed to the match..

 

 

Somewhat meaningless when it ends in a loss. I think I quit for the night after this game cause it was just how whole night (last two nights, actually) had been going.

 

I need to learn better awareness.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

I need to learn better awareness.

 

Horse hockey.

 

I see three battleships, a cruiser and a carrier who have no one to blame for that loss but themselves.

 

Why didn't they focus the GK? If he could see them, they could see him. If that GK was parked behind an island, why didn't the CV go play torpedo footsie with it?

 

(Or is that a mini-map from a replay; which I guess shows where everyone is?)

 

If the GK didn't appear until after you made your move, then there's nothing else to say and you shouldn't blame yourself... 'Shoulda-woulda-coulda' will destroy your morale if you let it.

 

[sbcptnitro]

(Or is that a mini-map from a replay; which I guess shows where everyone is?)

 

Nope, that's in real time just shortly after my mouth dropped when seeing it myself.

 

I'm not excusing the bag of potatoes that were all still mostly full HP while sitting in the corner of the map. I'm wondering if unicum-level players would see that situation and think "oh yeah, I got this" as long as they stayed alive.