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[Stephen57_battleship]

hello everyone... I have a couple of questions.. 1- I would like to purchase a premium ship Tirpitz. can I play all battles in the V111 class and missions? or do I have to play with Premium time only? 2- same with none premium ships? I know I have to buy a slot and use my credits, what do you think about the Tirpitz please let know Thank You! Stephen

[Doomlock]

Welcome to the forums! 

 

I am not quite sure what you are asking. V111 class and missions? I do not follow what you mean.

 

As for premium time. All things in this game can be played without premium time.

 

The Tirpitz is a good ship, but for a new person, you might want to either hold off until you get a little more experience, or watch some videos on how to play her and get the feel of her before you buy/play.

[Sovereigndawg]

Welcome aboard, The Tirpitz is a great ship and if you want to do the Campaigns you need at least a tier 8 ship anyway, well after the science of victory one. Most people will tell you to gain experience before going to upper tiers, which is good advice in some aspects.

[GrandAdmiral_2016]

You are talking about Tier VIII play. If you select Tirpitz you will be directed to games that will have ships at that tier, or 2 tiers higher or lower. You won't see a T V ship in a T VIII  or higher match. As a new player, you will find this to be tough sledding in Random play, and T8 in Co-op without premium time can be credit costly if you don't score a large number of hit points. There are a lot of experienced players at higher tiers and they won't show you any mercy if they are on the other team, nor cut you any slack if they are on yours.You don't need a premium account to play premium ships

I would recommend that you play Tiers II to V using tech tree ships or a low-tier premium like Albany, Smith or Tachibana until you learn the ropes. My first premium was Texas and it taugh me how to play battleships properly. It is just as much fun at lower tiers, you play with and against more players with your experience level, ,and you will learn a lot quicker. Jumping right in at T VIII may discourage you from playing.

Check out the YouTube vidoes and threads in the forums about how to play certain ships and ship types. It will lessen the learning curve a lot.

Ignore the salt in game chat!

Welcome Aboard!

[Capt_Binkley]

I'm not one of those "don't buy tier 8 until you reach tier 8" nay-sayers.  But you will have a hard time at tier 8 until you get more experience.

That said, IMO Tirpitz is the most forgiving premium ship at higher tiers.  You can make a lot of mistakes with her and still do well.  Tirpitz along with the other high tier German BB's gets better and better as you add captain skills.  Tier 3 basic firing training and tier 4 advanced firing training are essential to do well in high tier German BB's.  Once you get manual control of secondaries as the 2nd tier 4 skill, the ship becomes god-like.

You can't go wrong with the Tirpitz, just remember there is still a learning curve and there are still skills to be learned.

[HMCS_Devilfish]

Wel

1 hour ago, Stephen57_battleship said:

hello everyone... I have a couple of questions.. 1- I would like to purchase a premium ship Tirpitz. can I play all battles in the V111 class and missions? or do I have to play with Premium time only? 2- same with none premium ships? I know I have to buy a slot and use my credits, what do you think about the Tirpitz please let know Thank You! Stephen

You can play the random battles were you will face  ships from Vl-X there are certain restrictions I believe for missions were your rank has to be at a certain level to play them

the Tirpitz is a fun boat if you do buy it spend a lot of time in Co-op were no one cars about winrates to much , Random ..some get quite salty about it 

 

the Premium ships come with a port slot already so no need to buy fully upgraded which means you don't have to upgrade guns Or hulls, you do need to get Captain skills to improve ship performance and you make a lot more XP to do this with a Premium account, but it is not necessary 

if you need any help with Tirpitz build feel free to PM me

[Ensign_Pulver_2016]

1 hour ago, Stephen57_battleship said:

hello everyone... I have a couple of questions.. 1- I would like to purchase a premium ship Tirpitz. can I play all battles in the V111 class and missions? or do I have to play with Premium time only? 2- same with none premium ships? I know I have to buy a slot and use my credits, what do you think about the Tirpitz please let know Thank You! Stephen

Good luck and fair seas, Stephen. 

Welcome aboard.

 

[Stephen57_battleship]

good afternoon... I Thank You all for your reply, I think it's a choice and yeah maybe more experience might be good as well. I have been playing in random battles same captain are calling people idiots and other thing not my thing and looking to upgrade to higher tiers. thanks again Stephen

[Beatty_10]

Welcome to WOWS and welcome to the forums. The Tir9itz is a fine boat, but the warnings above about high-tier battles is accurate. Buy her and try her, but be aware the high tiers can be brutal so understand you might not get great results until you learn how to survive and thrive at T8-10. 

 

[bat1159man]

Welcome aboard - as others have mentioned - work you way up to high tiers - it is a whole different game at tier 8

 

[FlakDiver]

2 hours ago, Stephen57_battleship said:

hello everyone... I have a couple of questions.. 1- I would like to purchase a premium ship Tirpitz. can I play all battles in the V111 class and missions? or do I have to play with Premium time only? 2- same with none premium ships? I know I have to buy a slot and use my credits, 3 - what do you think about the Tirpitz please let know Thank You! Stephen

3 - The Tirp is awesome. You can find a lot of information about it on YouTube channels for instance.

Still, I second my forummates about jumping directly to tier VIII. Its not about you can or cannot do with your money. Its about to have a good experience with this game.

If you looking for some increase of incoming, maybe buying premium time or flags using regular tech tree vessels is the best option for you. In IMHO is a cheaper and a safer use of your "gold" as long as you cannot return a premium ship if you dislike it.

Use the KM BB tech tree for start. When you´re ready you can pull the trigger on Tirp or any other good ship.

Best regards.

[hangglide42]

Hey Stephen!  Firstly welcome & here's wishing you many hours of fun & battles in WOWS!

 

I hope you enjoy your new Tirpitz - she is a great T8 BB - but since you're new to the game, I have a few suggestions for you that may help you enjoy her more and will ease the learning curve as you jump in w/ both feet.

 

1.  Firstly - jumping into a T8 BB before working your way up a BB line to that level has it's difficulties as other posters have pointed out.  You'll find yourself uptiered into T10 matches, not infrequently, and if you're not experienced w/ your ship, you may find some unpleasantness from your teammates.   The Tirpitz was one of the 1st Premium ships offered by WG when WOWS 1st came out and many players bought them - as a result, it received the moniker (for a while) of "Derpitz" because there were a number of inexperienced players playing it & they were getting killed - not fun for them or their teammates.

 

I would suggest trying her out in Co-op Battles first and if you can do well in Co-op, you'll feel more comfortable in Randoms while reducing any unpleasantness.  As a famous Star Wars character once claimed - "going against the living" will prove harder than taking on the bots in Co-op, especially if you get uptiered into T10 games.

 

2.  WOWS has a lot of subtle strategies and tactical moves that you'll pick up as you play the game.  Everything from where to shoot on an enemy ship with what under what circumstances, how to angle your armor, maneuvering tactics to inflict more damage and keep your ship safer, as well as Cap strategies and tactics to achieve game goals to win more.  I've posted a series of guides under the topic "WOWS Enjoyment" that you might find useful (the articles span a range of topics to help you get up to speed in the game) to learn some of the nuances of the game that will make you a better player and help you enjoy the game more, faster.

 

Welcome & hope to see you out there!  o7

[Jazzyblaster]

Welcome to the forums!