157 [VVV] AtlanticRim Members 391 posts 2,400 battles Report post #1 Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) For anybody who hasn't seen the news, @Pigeon_of_War just revealed the ship being not sold anymore is the Konig Albert! Just spreading the news! Edited August 23, 2017 by AtlanticRim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
656 anonymised Members 1,684 posts 20,184 battles Report post #2 Posted August 23, 2017 Interesting choice. Do many people even have this ship? I blame @LittleWhiteMouse after appearing on Jingles' channel recently clubbing the guts out of poor bebbies :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
74 TheSeventhSeeker Members 312 posts 39 battles Report post #3 Posted August 23, 2017 And nothing of value was lost. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,562 [SYN] Kapitan_Wuff Members 8,292 posts 14,496 battles Report post #4 Posted August 23, 2017 Really? K.Albert is the ship they are taking out of rotation? Figured it would be Belfast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,896 [HINON] Doomlock Wiki Lead, Beta Testers, Privateers 6,804 posts 5,505 battles Report post #5 Posted August 23, 2017 I beat ya to the punch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
418 BaronVonTom -Members- 1,187 posts 26,928 battles Report post #6 Posted August 23, 2017 I haven't really seen it that much in daily battles....Makes me wonder what sales were like of this ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
157 [VVV] AtlanticRim Members 391 posts 2,400 battles Report post #7 Posted August 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Doomlock said: I beat ya to the punch Bah, humbug! Ah well, saw that thread just as I posted mine. GG well played sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,896 [HINON] Doomlock Wiki Lead, Beta Testers, Privateers 6,804 posts 5,505 battles Report post #8 Posted August 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, AtlanticRim said: Bah, humbug! Ah well, saw that thread just as I posted mine. GG well played sir! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
52,856 [MAUS] LittleWhiteMouse Members 13,835 posts Report post #9 Posted August 24, 2017 And here's why: 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
91 [WULUF] injunmick Members 617 posts 13,776 battles Report post #10 Posted August 24, 2017 They need to buff the secondaries on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
963 [HINON] Warped_1 Members 2,497 posts 30,503 battles Report post #11 Posted August 24, 2017 She is a fun ship, but definately OP. You can just turn your back on opposing BBs as you concentrate on other ships and the rounds just skip off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
18,429 [WOLF5] HazeGrayUnderway Members 40,037 posts 31,881 battles Report post #12 Posted August 24, 2017 The ship is hilariously strong for Tier III but not in the same way Imp.Nik.I was at for Tier IV. If strictly fighting Tier III, she is insanely strong but if facing Tier IV competition, the BBs there and CVs can easily deal with her. DDs are also very good counters for KA but the DD player needs to understand to stay away from her secondaries range. Other than that, the DDs can have a field day against KA if they're disciplined. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,941 [BOTES] pikohan Members 3,641 posts 19,730 battles Report post #13 Posted August 24, 2017 Not that impressed with this ban; I was really hoping it was Belfast or Saipan. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,521 [WOLF7] awiggin Members 12,620 posts Report post #14 Posted August 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, pikohan said: Not that impressed with this ban; I was really hoping it was Belfast or Saipan. They would only ban those once they were sure they weren't making any money off of them anymore..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,848 Wulfgarn Members 5,597 posts 7,121 battles Report post #15 Posted August 24, 2017 (edited) As I mentioned the other thread, I'm sure we'll see her available again. Gremy Santa Crates FTW! Edited August 24, 2017 by Wulfgarn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
141 [NET] motaz87 Beta Testers 657 posts 9,604 battles Report post #16 Posted August 24, 2017 i never get that lucky playing her. not one of my favs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
9,861 [NMKJT] VTAdmiral Beta Testers 24,800 posts 3,956 battles Report post #17 Posted August 24, 2017 I guess she's strong if you don't hate every rivet and weld of the Kaiser class like I do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,999 [V_KNG] Herr_Reitz Beta Testers 13,205 posts Report post #18 Posted August 24, 2017 I bought her... not so sure I need a low tier German BB since i already cleared the whole line... who knows, maybe one day they'll have a T3 ranked (hah) but at the 11.99, she's a bargain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
108 [BAKED] Dodgy_Cookies Members 918 posts 12,366 battles Report post #19 Posted August 24, 2017 Makes sense. The other "banned" ships were low tier ships too. Plus they added protected MM. Plus IJN dd nerfs. WG disapproves of seal clubbing very much. That first couple of hours is pretty important in player retention and seal clubbing significantly reduces the seal's chance of staying with the game. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheOneAndOnlyHellequin Members 9,337 posts 13,819 battles Report post #20 Posted August 24, 2017 That makes no sense. It's almost unplayed, and Saipan all by itself wrecks the CV balance across 5 tiers. But no, no WG breaks what isn't broken, and leaves what's broken, broken. Well played, as usual, WG. Well played. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,848 Wulfgarn Members 5,597 posts 7,121 battles Report post #21 Posted August 24, 2017 1 minute ago, TheKrimzonDemon said: That makes no sense. It's almost unplayed, and Saipan all by itself wrecks the CV balance across 5 tiers. But no, no WG breaks what isn't broken, and leaves what's broken, broken. Well played, as usual, WG. Well played. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheOneAndOnlyHellequin Members 9,337 posts 13,819 battles Report post #22 Posted August 24, 2017 7 minutes ago, Dodgy_Cookies said: Makes sense. The other "banned" ships were low tier ships too. Plus they added protected MM. Plus IJN dd nerfs. WG disapproves of seal clubbing very much. That first couple of hours is pretty important in player retention and seal clubbing significantly reduces the seal's chance of staying with the game. Which is why, of course, they force T9 and 10 players to play around T6-8 in order to be able to finance their ships. Mhm, thy argument holds no weight, nor water. I know I'D looooooooove to come out of T4 thinking all is well only to hit the "I'm only here to get credits" group from T9 and 10, and therefore get myself obliterated. WG cares not one bit about seal clubbing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
226 [WREKR] Junkieturtle Members 455 posts 23,086 battles Report post #23 Posted August 24, 2017 I bought one a couple months ago for 5 bucks when they had it on sale one weekend. Really can't fathom why this ship is considered overpowered. It's a good ship, but it hardly seems beyond any of the other BBs it sees in matches. If anything, it's not the ship itself but the fact that it's a premium and folks can stick high point captains in it to steamroll at tier III without having to retrain. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
108 [BAKED] Dodgy_Cookies Members 918 posts 12,366 battles Report post #24 Posted August 24, 2017 4 minutes ago, TheKrimzonDemon said: WG cares not one bit about seal clubbing. They absolutely care about seal clubbing. It what the devs stated why they took manual attacks away from T4-5 CVs. To get to T5 on a free account takes a while. Especially since you are stuck in Co op for a while. So the first games you can play randoms in suddenly a KA appears and crushes everyone. Not fun. For me it took almost 2 months of casual playing to get to T5. By the time I was really into T5 I was already invested in the game and had bought premium time. But if I was getting crushed right in my first random game straight from Co op only levels, then probably would have played less and moved on to other games. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
260 [SCCC] _greifer WoWS Community Contributors 1,025 posts 25,066 battles Report post #25 Posted August 24, 2017 Glad i bought this ship recently. Strong vs low tiers and new players but it can be countered by other classes (dd or cv at t4). Had hoped it was the Belfast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
