What Not To Do

[DOCTOR_CITADEL]

For the love of god and all things that are holy...

 

 

...please don't ball up in D cap on this map!!!

 

I tried in vain to hold off their team while all of our BBs balled up in D cap, the most useless cap on this entire map. After getting 4 kills, and finally perishing in an attempt to safeguard our vulnerable flank, our team still refused to leave D cap. Somehow, the enemy team had two of the worst DDs on the planet. They suicided themselves into our BBs, snatching defeat from the jaws of their victory. 

 

My team had zero right to have won this game. To make matters worse, since it was a win, now there are probably those among my team that think it was a good idea to do what they did. Please do not ball up at D cap on this map. That giant island blocks your view, field of fire, and gives the enemy team absolute map control. My team winning this was a freak accident due only to the enemies incompetence, not my team's competence. 

 

This has been a PSA from the Map Control Advocacy. 

[Czevak]

I have teams that tend to try and sail to the legendary E cap.. 

[Combined_Fleet_HQ]

I looked at that map positioning and was just repulsed. 

 

I don't think your team deserved the win. Even if I was on this team, I might've just tanked the loss just so that kind of lunacy doesn't repeat itself with these players.

 

But yeah you're right, now you'll have these guys call out "D" at the start of the match and call others idiots when they say "A/B" or "A-C."

 

You'll also get "if it stupid but it works, then its not stupid" replies, enjoy those when they come....

[Carl]

Generally going all one cap on any map is a horrid idea, doesn't stop it happening.

[RedSeaBear]

10 minutes ago, Zakuul said:

I have teams that tend to try and sail to the legendary E cap.. 

I heard if you get all your ship to push on the boarder east of that D cap. You can move the boarder and the legendary E cap appears. Capping it is an insta win and gives a super container. 

[Sovereigndawg]

20 minutes ago, DOCTOR_CITADEL said:

...please don't ball up in D cap on this map!!!

They really need to see the map tactics.

https://worldofwarships.com/en/media/?item=277

[RHINO_Mk_II]

Jokes on you, they're defending E, F, G, and H caps.

 

[bfk_ferlyfe]

32 minutes ago, DOCTOR_CITADEL said:

For the love of god and all things that are holy...

 

 

...please don't ball up in D cap on this map!!!

 

I tried in vain to hold off their team while all of our BBs balled up in D cap, the most useless cap on this entire map. After getting 4 kills, and finally perishing in an attempt to safeguard our vulnerable flank, our team still refused to leave D cap. Somehow, the enemy team had two of the worst DDs on the planet. They suicided themselves into our BBs, snatching defeat from the jaws of their victory. 

 

My team had zero right to have won this game. To make matters worse, since it was a win, now there are probably those among my team that think it was a good idea to do what they did. Please do not ball up at D cap on this map. That giant island blocks your view, field of fire, and gives the enemy team absolute map control. My team winning this was a freak accident due only to the enemies incompetence, not my team's competence. 

 

This has been a PSA from the Map Control Advocacy. 

Disgusting, Like BBs going A on Islands of Ice.

[BladedPheonix]

WOW...just...WOW!

[Goodwood_Alpha]

The opposite of a lemming train, ladies and germs.

[StableGenius]

That's ehhhhh great.. I would literally rage quit if that happen in my game xD

[TheSeventhSeeker]

1 hour ago, Zakuul said:

I have teams that tend to try and sail to the legendary E cap.. 

Yeah, I miss that one.

Spoiler

 

[gurudennis]

Ha! Everyone here already knows this and agrees with OP. It's the "intellectual majority" that you need to reach with this PSA, and that ain't happening on the forums.

[Estimated_Prophet]

At least you won...

 

Had three games today (actually, yesterday now,,,) where my teams could't seem to kill anything to save their lives. In two they managed to get three at the end, and in the third the only two kills were mine, (running RU DDs in all.)

 

I personally think I've a very average player; but to have three teams, where almost everyone else was decidedly worse, or at least had worse luck; just made me shake my head.

[Carl]

1 hour ago, Estimated_Prophet said:

At least you won...

 

Had three games today (actually, yesterday now,,,) where my teams could't seem to kill anything to save their lives. In two they managed to get three at the end, and in the third the only two kills were mine, (running RU DDs in all.)

 

I personally think I've a very average player; but to have three teams, where almost everyone else was decidedly worse, or at least had worse luck; just made me shake my head.

 

Take a look at my average win rate recently in my sig, your not remotely the only one. Good average results, (though yesterdays games where less than stellar for several reasons besides teams), horrific win rate.

[IronWolfV]

Wow...I have zero words.

[Quaffer]

What Not To Do

Start a thread on map strategy without ever stating the name of the map.

What Not To Do

Use a full screenshot for your discussion instead of bringing up the tactical map with the M key and using that for your image.

 

If you don't know the name of the map go to Current Maps and you can find it.

You can also click on the images there to enlarge them and right click to copy the images for your own post.

e.g.

Northern Lights

 

[Canadatron]

5 hours ago, DOCTOR_CITADEL said:

For the love of god and all things that are holy...

 

Please do not ball up at D cap on this map. That giant island blocks your view, field of fire, and gives the enemy team absolute map control.

 

This happens all the time in my experience, and on any map that can "separate" ships from the rest of the field. The big guns crawl into a rock pile, limiting their firing angles, then cry the team is losing. No amount of spotting will make 16" guns blast through solid rock, but they try! I noticed it on North a lot during the previous T7 Ranked season. 2-3 ships left alive, hiding behind the 2 mountains at D cap..... way to go fellas. That's some strategic decision making.

[Frederick_The_Great]

I wish they just remove D from that map.  Tired of seeing teammates be useless for 10 minutes to even the whole match depending on how it plays out.(looking at you colorado players)   DDs spending 10+ minutes to kill a CV then failing.   All the while they aren't capping, smoking, spotting, or doing anything else of use.       Entire divisions being useless.  and when the fight is over or there is nothing to shoot at, they cant help the fights at a, b, or c.  They either have to sail all the way around, or through some small channel where someone will run aground blocking it or be shot from every direction leaving the channel.  they only become remotely useful if the enemy has teammates making the same mistake. 

 

even going from c, to an empty d to cap as a dd is a long time to waste not spotting, smoking etc,.  long story short, the D stands for dunce and anyone going to it to do what i said above is a dunce. 

the sad thing is, there are a few maps that have caps like D in them and encourage the same behavior on those maps. 

its things like the OP has shown that make it harder for me to play now a days.   anyways, that is enough of my late night salty rant for now.  

[Montana_Prussian]

6 hours ago, RHINO_Mk_II said:

Jokes on you, they're defending E, F, G, and H caps.

 

I,uh,oh I see now. I thought you said Cups not Caps

[SyndicatedINC]

8 hours ago, DOCTOR_CITADEL said:

 

 

 

Is that your CV's wreck there just south of B cap?  Did they get frustrated with the team lemming train to D and tried to push a cap themselves?

[Psicopro]

9 hours ago, DOCTOR_CITADEL said:

For the love of god and all things that are holy...

 

...please don't ball up in D cap on this map!!!

 

I tried in vain to hold off their team while all of our BBs balled up in D cap, the most useless cap on this entire map. After getting 4 kills, and finally perishing in an attempt to safeguard our vulnerable flank, our team still refused to leave D cap. Somehow, the enemy team had two of the worst DDs on the planet. They suicided themselves into our BBs, snatching defeat from the jaws of their victory. 

 

My team had zero right to have won this game. To make matters worse, since it was a win, now there are probably those among my team that think it was a good idea to do what they did. Please do not ball up at D cap on this map. That giant island blocks your view, field of fire, and gives the enemy team absolute map control. My team winning this was a freak accident due only to the enemies incompetence, not my team's competence. 

 

This has been a PSA from the Map Control Advocacy. 

Wow, that is impressive.  All the enemy team needed to do was hold the G7 and D7 firing positions and it was GG.  Can't believe they F'ed that up.

 

Where the hell was their Colorado at F4 going? =p

[DOCTOR_CITADEL]

5 hours ago, Quaffer said:

What Not To Do

Start a thread on map strategy without ever stating the name of the map.

What Not To Do

Use a full screenshot for your discussion instead of bringing up the tactical map with the M key and using that for your image.

 

If you don't know the name of the map go to Current Maps and you can find it.

You can also click on the images there to enlarge them and right click to copy the images for your own post.

e.g.

Northern Lights

 

 

For the purposes of this post, neither the map name, nor an expanded map size were necessary to get the point across.

 

Almost every regular on the forums should recognize most maps at a glance and the blob of green ships in D cap isn't exactly hard to miss. 

 

I thank you for your (completely unnecessary) suggestion. 

[GoldPile]

I bet it took most of the match for 3 of those ships just to leave D. 

[Dodgy_Cookies]

wth happened that game. How are both CV's dead?