3 [BB35] v65saber Members 27 posts 13,082 battles Report post #1 Posted October 15, 2017 Playing this game for two years I realize that strange things happen when in battle. Or, I lost the battle because.... 1 Lightening strike causing power outage 2 Loss of power due to car hitting power pole 3 Loss of power due to dog playing with cat and knocking out the plug 4 Cat jumping on my keyboard 5 Phone call to important to postpone 6 Trip to ER (not me but had to go) I am not counting "normal" computer problems such as pop ups, lock ups, never getting into the game at all... etc. Can't wait to hear about your weird problems, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,364 [CUTER] Preteen Members 3,836 posts 17,059 battles Report post #2 Posted October 15, 2017 Server kicks me out "due to long period of inactivity" mid-battle. Thank you, WG. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
68 [KMS2] PolarWolf32 Members 189 posts 5,236 battles Report post #3 Posted October 15, 2017 When team battles came around, I had a match where my dorm had a fire drill just as it started. Came back with 10:23 on the clock and down one ship. Rallied back to win it as the clock ran out. Weirder yet, I died between time running out and the results screen, and the other team should have won on points and I was the last alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,682 [PSP] Snargfargle Members 8,072 posts Report post #4 Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) When my cat was a kitten she was on the desk playing with my headphone cord and shorted out my sound module. I bought a sound card, which worked well until a couple weeks ago when there was a lightning strike right outside my open window. The EMP from the strike sent a surge through my headphones and shorted out my front-jack module on the sound card. The rear jack still works. Quote 1 Lightening strike causing power outage -- yes 2 Loss of power due to car hitting power pole -- yes, but it was an ice storm 3 Loss of power due to dog playing with cat and knocking out the plug -- yes, but it was two cats 4 Cat jumping on my keyboard -- not keyboard but sort of yes, see above 5 Phone call to important to postpone -- yes 6 Trip to ER (not me but had to go) -- yes New: We had 3 inches of rain in an hour and the basement flooded so I had to go take care of it. My elderly mother was frantic because she had lost her cat (the cat was fine, it was just sleeping under a table). Edited October 15, 2017 by Snargfargle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,106 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 10,314 posts Report post #5 Posted October 15, 2017 One day I was playing when the power went out. I looked outside and saw an odd glow. I went to the back of the house and saw my neighbors shed behind their house completely engulfed in flames right below the power line. Not exactly what I expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,416 [GWG] AVR_Project [GWG] Members 5,883 posts Report post #6 Posted October 15, 2017 Had to give away a beehive. Put the Zuchinni on a long autopilot.. Told my div mate what was going on. Came back finding my secondaries sunk an enemy DD, and I was just burning down. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,808 [HINON] Doomlock Modder, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers, WoWS Wiki Editor 6,718 posts 4,278 battles Report post #7 Posted October 15, 2017 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
373 [P2W] w4spl3g [P2W] Members 1,240 posts Report post #8 Posted October 15, 2017 41 minutes ago, v65saber said: Playing this game for two years I realize that strange things happen when in battle. Or, I lost the battle because.... 1 Lightening strike causing power outage 2 Loss of power due to car hitting power pole 3 Loss of power due to dog playing with cat and knocking out the plug 4 Cat jumping on my keyboard 5 Phone call to important to postpone 6 Trip to ER (not me but had to go) I am not counting "normal" computer problems such as pop ups, lock ups, never getting into the game at all... etc. Can't wait to hear about your weird problems, too. Play a BB, rush a cap, no one follows and camps outside cap, tank and die for nothing. Play a DD, rush a cap, no one follows and camps outside cap, get detected by enemy DD/CV/Radar, die for nothing. Oh wait, you said novel. My mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,802 [SYN] IronWolfV Alpha Tester, Beta Testers 30,523 posts 4,862 battles Report post #9 Posted October 15, 2017 10 pound Pomeranian crawls under my legs then gets caught on the power plug and unplugs my desktop. Love the Rascal, but damn is he annoying sometimes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
49 [OO7] LadyUniPotato Supertester 164 posts 4,296 battles Report post #10 Posted October 15, 2017 Last week a transformer blew at the local power station and caused the power to flash on and off a couple times. Had just loaded into a match. When it went out and came back the first time, I reloaded into the game. Then it went out again >_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
202 surratus Members 687 posts 3,667 battles Report post #11 Posted October 15, 2017 The first time I used the Steven Seagal captain, the "enthusiasm" in his voice put me straight to sleep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
578 [WOLF5] AJTP89 Members 1,823 posts 2,520 battles Report post #12 Posted October 15, 2017 Well, my laptop battery died mid game. I frantically plugged it back, rebooted the computer, restarted the game, loaded in, and was still alive, and able to help secure the win. I once played the final minutes of a match with a calendar notification perfectly covering the minimap. Ironically, it was a DD I never spotted that got the killing shot in. Was to busy brawling with a fiji who couldn't hit his torps at point blank range to remove it. We did win though, despite my teams efforts to the contrary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,568 [FOXEH] Umikami Beta Testers 9,482 posts 15,773 battles Report post #13 Posted October 15, 2017 2 hours ago, v65saber said: Can't wait to hear about your weird problems, too. Lose power halfway through a match in my mouse because my grandkids were over and swapped the mouse battery for the remote battery. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
375 [NGA] JediMasterDraco Members 1,572 posts 8,745 battles Report post #14 Posted October 15, 2017 I once died in my New Orleans because the dorm decided to conduct a fire drill and I ran outside and lost the wifi signal. Still bagged over 2500 xp. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
28 Fiona_Marshe Members 284 posts 727 battles Report post #15 Posted October 17, 2017 I have seen a Z-59? Torpedo itself... without an enemy being sighted (80 seconds into the match). Worked out how to do it as well. The tubes can angle far enough forward that it is possible to turn into them with the bow after they arm, but before they clear the danger zone. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
27 [TFLT] Caducus46 Members 102 posts 2,727 battles Report post #16 Posted October 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, Fiona_Marshe said: I have seen a Z-59? Torpedo itself... without an enemy being sighted (80 seconds into the match). Worked out how to do it as well. The tubes can angle far enough forward that it is possible to turn into them with the bow after they arm, but before they clear the danger zone. This one wins! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,682 [PSP] Snargfargle Members 8,072 posts Report post #17 Posted October 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Fiona_Marshe said: I have seen a Z-59? Torpedo itself... without an enemy being sighted (80 seconds into the match). Worked out how to do it as well. The tubes can angle far enough forward that it is possible to turn into them with the bow after they arm, but before they clear the danger zone. I've wondered about that. There were several times that I thought I was going to run into my own torpedoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3 [BB35] v65saber Members 27 posts 13,082 battles Report post #18 Posted October 18, 2017 Torpedo yourself? This I gotta try!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10 [NGAGE] SpudzShep Members 48 posts 8,174 battles Report post #19 Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) I can't remember which ship I was driving, but a commotion started up outside the house that was concerning enough for me to leave my computer. Turns out the neighbors were getting a no-knock raid from the police for a warrant or something of the other. Came back to computer and I was dead. The police show up at the neighbor's quite often. Edited October 18, 2017 by SpudzShep Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,682 [PSP] Snargfargle Members 8,072 posts Report post #20 Posted October 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, SpudzShep said: The police show up at the neighbor's quite often. That is one thing that I don't miss about living in a city. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
66 [AR15] CBSDracster Members 428 posts 8,147 battles Report post #21 Posted October 18, 2017 I had a window pop up ever so briefly in a match and paid it no mind. I did pay it some mind later when 3.2s into the next battle my PC reboots to start applying updates. 12 mins later I was back in the game just in time to eat a load of torps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
216 [ANZAC] HyperFish [ANZAC] Members 614 posts 5,528 battles Report post #22 Posted October 18, 2017 Died against the side of the map in Ranked due to my 3 y/o daughter throwing up all through her bed at 12:30am. Team carried me for the win, and I apologized to them all in private messages afterwards. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
