380 IronMike11C4O Members 438 posts 202 battles Report post #1 Posted January 18, 2020 Anyone know how long I have to keep Surrey now that I unlocked it? That thing is a piece of crap no way I'm keeping it port any longer than I have to. Thanks 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,366 [_RNG_] _BBaby Supertester 3,176 posts 5,476 battles Report post #2 Posted January 18, 2020 It should be next update (0.9.1) when the rest of the British heavy cruisers go live in the tech tree. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
130 [T-CF] LiaoXanLan Members 551 posts 3,113 battles Report post #3 Posted January 18, 2020 Surrey is a good ship. The thing about the RN CAs is that you have to properly angle the ship so it gets BB like armor. Basically if you angle your ship properly, with the exception of 18in guns, you will be able to bounce up to 16in guns AP shells by teasing them into thinking they’ll be able to lol citadel you when you effectively have the armor thickness of a large cruiser. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,152 [TBW] Sovereigndawg Members 10,566 posts 18,073 battles Report post #4 Posted January 18, 2020 It's a snowflake at least. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
552 Toxic_Potato Members 1,374 posts Report post #5 Posted January 18, 2020 Sell! It is a Tech tree ship not a true Premium Only premiums which have been sold for cash at some point are reluctantly nerfed by WG. It will not have any effect on Santa Crates. SELL!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,508 [RKLES] Admiral_Thrawn_1 Members 12,557 posts 14,317 battles Report post #6 Posted January 18, 2020 31 minutes ago, LiaoXanLan said: Surrey is a good ship. The thing about the RN CAs is that you have to properly angle the ship so it gets BB like armor. Basically if you angle your ship properly, with the exception of 18in guns, you will be able to bounce up to 16in guns AP shells by teasing them into thinking they’ll be able to lol citadel you when you effectively have the armor thickness of a large cruiser. Yeah I have started running some stats comparisons with some other rival CAs, and the new RN Heavy Cruisers do looks promising. Of course it will depend on what their citadels and consumables are like. But armaments and mobility look good for what I have seen of the line so far. I certainly would not be contemplating selling those ships off just yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,446 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 6,597 posts 11,605 battles Report post #7 Posted January 18, 2020 8 minutes ago, Admiral_Thrawn_1 said: Yeah I have started running some stats comparisons with some other rival CAs, and the new RN Heavy Cruisers do looks promising. Of course it will depend on what their citadels and consumables are like. But armaments and mobility look good for what I have seen of the line so far. I certainly would not be contemplating selling those ships off just yet. I think that the Albemarle sails nicely and fares well in the matches I've been in, so far. I'm looking to earn credits to purchase upgrades and gain experience to improve her Captain's skills. She's not as fast as Italian cruisers, but she'll be able to dance competently, in my opinion. Recently welcomed the Hawkins to my port, too. Haven't sailed her yet, but her characteristics seem to have potential. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,508 [RKLES] Admiral_Thrawn_1 Members 12,557 posts 14,317 battles Report post #8 Posted January 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wolfswetpaws said: I think that the Albemarle sails nicely and fares well in the matches I've been in, so far. I'm looking to earn credits to purchase upgrades and gain experience to improve her Captain's skills. She's not as fast as Italian cruisers, but she'll be able to dance competently, in my opinion. Recently welcomed the Hawkins to my port, too. Haven't sailed her yet, but her characteristics seem to have potential. Considering how bad the armor and armaments of the Italian CAs are, I would gladly train a little speed for armor and more effective weapons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,760 [SQUAD] TheKrimzonDemon Members 9,172 posts 11,680 battles Report post #9 Posted January 18, 2020 Once you figure out the individual angling for each ship, they're actually quite good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,446 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 6,597 posts 11,605 battles Report post #10 Posted January 18, 2020 20 minutes ago, Admiral_Thrawn_1 said: Considering how bad the armor and armaments of the Italian CAs are, I would gladly train a little speed for armor and more effective weapons. I've been satisfied with the Italian Cruisers, so far. They're not "boring", at least. :-) As I and others have mentioned elsewhere, the play-style for them can be challenging, but fun. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,446 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 6,597 posts 11,605 battles Report post #11 Posted January 18, 2020 23 minutes ago, Admiral_Thrawn_1 said: Considering how bad the armor and armaments of the Italian CAs are, I would gladly train a little speed for armor and more effective weapons. Even if the British & Italian cruisers have comparable weaponry, the British capability to heal damage is a worthwhile trade-off for a few knots of speed. Italians need to "dance" to avoid incoming ordnance, and they're pretty good at doing so when configured properly. Brits have access to healing and hydro-acoustic-search consumables, so they're a little less concerned with their speed and maneuverability (which is satisfactory to begin with). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,508 [RKLES] Admiral_Thrawn_1 Members 12,557 posts 14,317 battles Report post #12 Posted January 18, 2020 5 minutes ago, Wolfswetpaws said: I've been satisfied with the Italian Cruisers, so far. They're not "boring", at least. :-) As I and others have mentioned elsewhere, the play-style for them can be challenging, but fun. :-) Yeah the trouble with Italians is you can’t afford to be a specialized support ship in this game. You have to be able to step up and carry your teams if you want to win far too often and the Italian CAs are simply not cut out for doing this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,446 [WPORT] Wolfswetpaws Members 6,597 posts 11,605 battles Report post #13 Posted January 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Admiral_Thrawn_1 said: Yeah the trouble with Italians is you can’t afford to be a specialized support ship in this game. You have to be able to step up and carry your teams if you want to win far too often and the Italian CAs are simply not cut out for doing this. Duca D'Aosta is premium, so she has HE and AP instead of the tech-tree SAP & AP. But, she's an exception to the trend among Italian cruisers. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
68 [TNG-2] Heed_04 Members 207 posts 14,678 battles Report post #14 Posted January 18, 2020 Just wait until next patch, then you can sell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,315 [MUDDX] CAPTMUDDXX Banned 8,144 posts 23,141 battles Report post #15 Posted January 18, 2020 2 hours ago, IronMike11C4O said: That thing is a piece of crap no way I'm keeping it port any longer than I have to. Then you shouldn't have spent the tokens are doubloons to obtain it nor any of the other early access ships. That is solely on you since the EA events are completely voluntary. I surely hope that once the line goes live that the EA ships sell back return is ZERO! That'll learn ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,251 [RLGN] Estimated_Prophet Members 14,868 posts 26,411 battles Report post #16 Posted January 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Wolfswetpaws said: Duca D'Aosta is premium, so she has HE and AP instead of the tech-tree SAP & AP. But, she's an exception to the trend among Italian cruisers. :-) God, I hated that ship when I first got it... ...two years worth of experience later, not so much. Hawkins... ...Lordy it’s squishy as hell; but I’ve come back from almost dead, and the guns seem right and tight. Been treating it like a smokeless Emerald with better guns, and so far that’s worked. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6,103 [FOXEH] Umikami Banned 14,364 posts 19,953 battles Report post #17 Posted January 18, 2020 3 hours ago, Admiral_Thrawn_1 said: the new RN Heavy Cruisers do looks promising I like my Devonshire, good guns, good AP and HE, and killer AA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
