175 [-AHOY] MajorHavoc Members 512 posts 27,993 battles Report post #1 Posted June 30, 2017 In anticipation of melting down after a couple of days of yo-yo'ing in ranked and figuring well maybe I should try a battleship and see if that magically makes me a better player, I am wondering what other like minded people are gonna be purchasing for a BB. Assuming it is T6, at least that's all I have heard so far is that is in fact t6, I am leaning towards the mighty Fuso. Closely followed by the old slow New Mexico. I don't remember loving the Bayern, I remember feeling like the Gnies was a significant jump in play-ability. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,080 1Sherman Alpha Tester 6,683 posts 3,338 battles Report post #2 Posted June 30, 2017 Warspite. Not only is she the OG great brawler at tier 6, but I don't have the money to rebuy and re-equip the Bayern. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
554 [ONE38] MrKilmister Members 3,782 posts 14,818 battles Report post #3 Posted June 30, 2017 Definitely none of those. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,912 [CNO] Soshi_Sone Members 7,450 posts 23,087 battles Report post #4 Posted June 30, 2017 Graf Spee. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,790 [WOLF2] HazardDrake Beta Testers 6,753 posts 16,070 battles Report post #5 Posted June 30, 2017 Stock Bayern Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
421 [HINON] Jnobsire Members 1,591 posts 20,269 battles Report post #6 Posted June 30, 2017 Now that is a really difficult choice to make. I really enjoy playing the Fuso, but that Bacon Transport is so tempting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
563 [FOXEH] HowitzerBlitzer [FOXEH] Members 1,983 posts 3,253 battles Report post #7 Posted June 30, 2017 If you're not the closest to the enemies, you're probably not going to get focused. The Fuso can stay at range and cause damage, while the rest of your team gets shot at. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheKrimzonDemon Members 9,337 posts 13,771 battles Report post #8 Posted June 30, 2017 Bayern. Speed, secondaries, AA, firepower. It's the only one that has all of those. The others have 1, maybe 2 of them, Bayern is the only one that has the whole package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
822 Wowzery Members 4,637 posts Report post #9 Posted June 30, 2017 In all honesty, probably Dunkerque, Arizona and Mutsu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheKrimzonDemon Members 9,337 posts 13,771 battles Report post #10 Posted June 30, 2017 1 minute ago, HowitzerBlitzer said: If you're not the closest to the enemies, you're probably not going to get focused. The Fuso can stay at range and cause damage, while the rest of your team gets shot at. Seen from space, poor AA, poor secondaries, must expose the whole ship to get all her guns in action, and then, at "range", she'll be lucky to hit the moon, especially with rng making those shells go straight up in the air the instant they leave the barrel. just, no. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheKrimzonDemon Members 9,337 posts 13,771 battles Report post #11 Posted June 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Wowzery said: In all honesty, probably Dunkerque, Arizona and Mutsu. Bayern or Mutsu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,367 [HINON] Captain_Dorja [HINON] Beta Testers 5,913 posts 5,645 battles Report post #12 Posted June 30, 2017 Either Warspite or Bayern. I might consider Mutsu if I had played it any before now, but I don't know the ship well enough. Warspite's 15" guns mean nothing can effectively mitigate damage from it. It's very accurate, with decent secondaries and good agility. The over all speed isn't great, but it's better than the 21 knots of the USN choices. Warspite is also tough in a weird way. She takes a lot of damage, but with the rapid cooldown timer on the heal and the ability to heal more damage, I feel like Warspite makes up for her semi-squishy qualities. Bayern has troll main guns at long range, but a lot of t6 ranked fights take place at close ranges. Bayern also has the 15" gun abilities of Warspite, so nothing can effectively mitigate damage from her guns. While her guns aren't as good at ranges, her AA and secondaries are much better than anything else at tier 6. Bayern is also pretty fast and agile for a tier 6 battleship, and she is quite tough. I've had good luck with using Bayern in the last season which had tier 6. She was great for getting in close to the enemy and absorbing all their fire while putting out a lot of damage back. Mutsu I don't know well enough, but the reason why I would maybe consider using her is that her 16" guns will punish enemies even more so than the 15" guns of Warspite and Bayern, but I know Mutsu is squishy as all hell. That, plus not knowing what I'm doing with the ship is what makes me not want to give it a try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
563 [FOXEH] HowitzerBlitzer [FOXEH] Members 1,983 posts 3,253 battles Report post #13 Posted June 30, 2017 Just now, TheKrimzonDemon said: Seen from space, poor AA, poor secondaries, must expose the whole ship to get all her guns in action, and then, at "range", she'll be lucky to hit the moon, especially with rng making those shells go straight up in the air the instant they leave the barrel. just, no. I went a few randoms straight with over 100,000 damage done before in my Fuso. No problem with leading shots well over 12km out, guess it depends on one's playing abilities... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
175 [-AHOY] MajorHavoc Members 512 posts 27,993 battles Report post #14 Posted June 30, 2017 nope no $ ships this season, WG already said so in a dream I had last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheKrimzonDemon Members 9,337 posts 13,771 battles Report post #15 Posted June 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Captain_Dorja said: Either Warspite or Bayern. I might consider Mutsu if I had played it any before now, but I don't know the ship well enough. Warspite's 15" guns mean nothing can effectively mitigate damage from it. It's very accurate, with decent secondaries and good agility. The over all speed isn't great, but it's better than the 21 knots of the USN choices. Warspite is also tough in a weird way. She takes a lot of damage, but with the rapid cooldown timer on the heal and the ability to heal more damage, I feel like Warspite makes up for her semi-squishy qualities. Bayern has troll main guns at long range, but a lot of t6 ranked fights take place at close ranges. Bayern also has the 15" gun abilities of Warspite, so nothing can effectively mitigate damage from her guns. While her guns aren't as good at ranges, her AA and secondaries are much better than anything else at tier 6. Bayern is also pretty fast and agile for a tier 6 battleship, and she is quite tough. I've had good luck with using Bayern in the last season which had tier 6. She was great for getting in close to the enemy and absorbing all their fire while putting out a lot of damage back. Mutsu I don't know well enough, but the reason why I would maybe consider using her is that her 16" guns will punish enemies even more so than the 15" guns of Warspite and Bayern, but I know Mutsu is squishy as all hell. That, plus not knowing what I'm doing with the ship is what makes me not want to give it a try. Mutsu would be a good choice. Spec'd for aa and secondaries, with the flags for those as well, she can use those with her torps to keep ships away and her main guns are just evil. I keep discounting Warspite, because she's so slow in a turn, and even with the turret buff, they still turn really slow, though I concede it may just be a hangover effect from how slow they used to be, I know they're a LOT faster than they were. While 'Spite has good secs, she doesn't have many of them, so it's not easy to stack up hits with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,361 WanderingGhost Alpha Tester 5,281 posts 12,191 battles Report post #16 Posted June 30, 2017 Assuming your fantasy is false and I bother playing ranked - Arizona. Ship can take a beating and hand it back out 2 fold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
903 anonym_OlK73e329bMY Members 3,284 posts Report post #17 Posted June 30, 2017 I will choose the worst one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,790 SilverPhatShips Members 4,644 posts 24,351 battles Report post #18 Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) I might play the fuso it was a fun ship back around update 3 I think that's the last time I really played it I probably won't play it much but it'll be a fun ship every once in awhile Edited June 30, 2017 by silverdahc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
117 fettsheir Members 348 posts 591 battles Report post #19 Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) I mean the Arizona is nice and tanky, but I've been having tons of fun in my Dunkerque...I mean do I have to choose? Warspite is too mainstream...I mean I probably won't play ranked anyways because I haven't started playing WoWs again until recently due to...equipment failure Edited June 30, 2017 by fettsheir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,470 [NMKJT] MnemonScarlet Members 4,680 posts 9,192 battles Report post #20 Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Fuso or Warspite, but probably Fuso. Bayern ranks 2nd in my 'most farmed HP from' pool from the last time I played ranked T6 (after Cleveland), so even the free one I got from the Convoy event won't be seeing use. Dunk works better in less focused matches, while NM has nice guns but that reload is so bad. And I don't have an AZ for the meme armor, or a Mutsu for the meme main battery size. Edited June 30, 2017 by MnemonScarlet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
444 OgreMkV Members 1,348 posts 14,244 battles Report post #21 Posted June 30, 2017 I really love the Fuso, but I'm thinking of moving my Bismark Captain to the Bayern for the duration. I'll switch between the two unless one is just overwhelmingly better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5 [DDZ] Darkmetal_1 Members 8 posts Report post #22 Posted June 30, 2017 If I do use a BB for ranked I think the Arizona with a pure survival build, she can take a beating and the guns are great. Overall I have not decided. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,556 [GWG] AVR_Project Members 8,019 posts 15,964 battles Report post #23 Posted June 30, 2017 Arizona. Drop the Iowa Captain Steve Seagal in there and I'm good to go. That thing absorbs torpedoes galore and keeps going (nice torpedo belt). It's just a mean, tough brawler up close. It also has extended range with a spotter, It's the ship I DON'T want to see in a Dunkerque, Cleveland, Bayern, or Aoba. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56 Beatty_10 Members 277 posts 7,925 battles Report post #24 Posted June 30, 2017 Warspite will be the main dish, with a side of Dunkerque for variety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,912 [CNO] Soshi_Sone Members 7,450 posts 23,087 battles Report post #25 Posted June 30, 2017 35 minutes ago, HowitzerBlitzer said: If you're not the closest to the enemies, you're probably not going to get focused. The Fuso can stay at range and cause damage, while the rest of your team gets shot at. Perhaps so, but ranked is a different beast than Random. I don't see keeping one's BBs "at range" as a particularly winning strategy in ranked. Fuso is a viable player because of DPM, not because of range. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
