1 BuddyJezus Members 2 posts 2,019 battles Report post #1 Posted December 21, 2017 Hey Wargaming, I was wondering what cruisers are in the game for? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7,521 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 14,340 posts Report post #2 Posted December 21, 2017 I like to eat them. They taste good with a side of citadels. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
17,567 [WOLF5] HazeGrayUnderway Members 38,596 posts 31,243 battles Report post #3 Posted December 21, 2017 I'll indulge your frustration. Typically steady damage output. BBs can nuke the s--t out of stuff, that's how they do damage, but Cruisers have more consistent, easier to use, faster guns but lower damage output. Later on, some get utility to help leverage a win via use of Radar and some very good Hydro (German Hydro is the best, especially high tier). You have to survive to do any of this though and staying alive is the single-most important thing with a Cruiser because it's very easy to get blapped. You are not a scout, not even the super stealthy ones like Minotaur, Belfast, Perth, Leander, etc. DDs will easily outspot you then the BBs will obliterate you. You are hanging with or behind the BBs. You can probably afford more to push ahead and work around a bunch of islands, but pushing ahead with no island cover, you're begging to get obliterated. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
183 [SPTR] Rusty_Python Members 2,319 posts 3,792 battles Report post #4 Posted December 21, 2017 Cruisers back up DD's when pushing caps, cover BB's with AA, provide the enemy with something else to shoot that's more squishy than my BB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
359 warpath_33 Members 1,273 posts 6,554 battles Report post #5 Posted December 21, 2017 To give battleships free citadels after they get mad when you set the third fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
178 [B2P] DreadRaybo Members 569 posts 29,581 battles Report post #6 Posted December 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, RipNuN2 said: I like to eat them. They taste good with a side of citadels. ^^Agreed. They're lightly crunchy on the outside and soft and squishy in the middle! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,053 [SYN] MrDeaf Members 16,027 posts 12,803 battles Report post #7 Posted December 21, 2017 Farming salty BB tears with HE and fire spam. Stripping DDs nekid with radar and hydro 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
529 [WOLF5] CorradoG60 Members 864 posts 10,515 battles Report post #8 Posted December 21, 2017 One of my favorite ships comes to mind... ATLANTA! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,882 [WTFS] TheKrimzonDemon Members 9,335 posts 13,771 battles Report post #9 Posted December 21, 2017 You have almost 1.3k rounds, and you don't know what the ships are for. Please never, ever be on my teams. Thank you. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
378 [JKSDF] Sturmkurz [JKSDF] Members 1,603 posts 2,495 battles Report post #10 Posted December 21, 2017 They're experts in making the famous Kentucky Fried BB. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
183 [SPTR] Rusty_Python Members 2,319 posts 3,792 battles Report post #11 Posted December 21, 2017 And famous for being a tasty main course of salted citadels. (See what I did there?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
39,443 [HINON] Lert Alpha Tester 27,821 posts 26,880 battles Report post #12 Posted December 21, 2017 Steady DPS, anti-DD screen, AA screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,045 dmckay Members 4,729 posts 8,265 battles Report post #13 Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) They can kill and damage ships of ALL types. Yes, they can and do kill BBs. I do that lots in a potent cruiser like St Louis or Svetlana....she gots torps! OP don't you like it when you can kill a BB pretty easy because a cruiser already took down it's hit points? Bet ya do. Don't you like it when cruisers get rid of those pesky DDs that can kill you? You want 3-4 DDs after you with no cruisers to stop em? I doubt it. Don't you like it when a cruiser is right with you with that great DPS helping you do your thing on another BB? I like to run with a BB....makes for a potent combo IF the BB will actually FIGHT. Oops......sorry. Edited December 21, 2017 by dmckay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
183 [SPTR] Rusty_Python Members 2,319 posts 3,792 battles Report post #14 Posted December 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, dmckay said: They can kill and damage ships of ALL types. OP don't you like it when you can kill a BB pretty easy because a cruiser already took down it's hit points? Bet ya do. Don't you like it when cruisers get rid of those pesky DDs that can kill you? Don't you like it when a cruiser is right with you with that great DPS helping you do your thing? I like to run with a BB....makes for a potent combo IF the BB will actually FIGHT. Oops......sorry. Key word-IF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,164 [TSG4] ObiphanKenobi Volunteer Moderator, Privateers 3,898 posts 21,634 battles Report post #15 Posted December 22, 2017 Jack of ALL TRADE depending on the situation at hand Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,299 [VCRUZ] Xlap Members 4,049 posts 9,180 battles Report post #16 Posted December 23, 2017 Cruisers are jack of all trades, they can do a little of everything. They add a lot of utility to the team. Give heavy gun support to DDs and DPS for the BBs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,728 [ABDA] crzyhawk Beta Testers 17,538 posts 12,810 battles Report post #17 Posted December 23, 2017 On 12/21/2017 at 5:18 PM, BuddyJezus said: Hey Wargaming, I was wondering what cruisers are in the game for? To provide pacifier sucking BB drivers exp pinatas to raise their fragile egos. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
352 [GRFOX] GreyFox78659 Members 2,242 posts 5,234 battles Report post #18 Posted December 24, 2017 What are cruisers supposed to do? Simple be a hooligan and ruin everyone else's game in some fashion. At least that is what I do with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,694 [SHOOT] Crokodone Beta Testers 5,237 posts 16,144 battles Report post #19 Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) On 12/21/2017 at 5:18 PM, BuddyJezus said: Hey Wargaming, I was wondering what cruisers are in the game for? Utility, hardcore utility through versatility and flexibility. Probably why at t1 WG restricts all but the Black Swan to HE shell only; to get the potential cruiser driver to understand why the HE round is so important to the fleet. Even before hydro and radar, starting fires and breaking modules is how cruisers contributed to victory. Even at higher tiers, dds die mainly to their modules getting broken. BBs die if they don't manage their damage con and heals after proper angling. Regardless of tier you are there to break the enemies modules and keep them burning and or flooding. And if that's not possible? To make it possible with hydro and or radar. Furthermore, believe it or not scouting by screening the fleet is another form of utility. What I mean by screening is this: you are ahead/away from the battleships and carriers but within range of their effective fire, and with friendly dds within rang of your effective protection; to spot incoming torpedoes and shoot down encroaching aircraft and break modules of apposing destroyers. Unless ur French, or your dd buddy is a Khabarovsk or Tashkent, you should never be far from either segment your protecting. Cruiser consumables, are for the mist part compensation for the increasing capabilities of your enemies: helping you to continue to support your team. The same job you were doing at t1 you be doing at t10. That is the cruiser end. You may ask "but what about kills?" As far as your job as a cruiser is concerned? Kills are coincidental.. Edited December 31, 2017 by Crokodone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,737 [KIA] AlcatrazNC Members 3,839 posts 18,761 battles Report post #20 Posted December 31, 2017 Cruiser are the reason why BB are asking for HE nerf and fire nerf. DD are the reason why BB are asking for torp nerf andDD nerf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
646 Sotaudi Beta Testers 1,611 posts 10,275 battles Report post #21 Posted January 7, 2018 On 12/21/2017 at 2:55 PM, Submarine_Albacore said: They're experts in making the famous Kentucky Fried BB. More accurately, "famous Kentucky Fried BB QQs." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
97 amaROenuZ Members 354 posts 4,973 battles Report post #22 Posted January 12, 2018 As a BB sailor, I love my cruiser escorts. They keep the planes off of me, and keep the DDs from invisitorping my long and unmaneuverable hull. I will often deliberately shoot at ships targeting CAs to get them to waste shells in my belt armor. As a CA sailor, I absolutely hate being a CA, because I just fired 6 salvos on a Bismark and he only got one fire, what the heck WG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,402 [CVA16] Sabot_100 Members 9,107 posts 27,884 battles Report post #23 Posted January 12, 2018 Often have problems with "sailing with the fleet" in a cruiser. Enemy BBs will target you first so you have to dodge and weave to (hopefully) avoid an early death. That turns the fleet in bumper cars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3 [FG] Reaperfang Members 26 posts 8,704 battles Report post #24 Posted January 13, 2018 I haven't the slightest idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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