183 [SPTR] _8V92_Detroit_ Members 2,312 posts 2,802 battles Report post #1 Posted February 21 (edited) So I apparently do pretty good damage in my Iowa, but she just feels so lackluster in every way compared to pretty much any other T9 BB. FDG has great armor, hydro, secondaries, etc. Soyuz has Stalinium everything and railguns. Jean Bart has speed boost and MBRB, We don't talk about Minni-slow-ta, etc Her armor doesn't seem to hold up (I've had cruisers take off 10k when I'm bow in), and citadels from the dumbest angles. Yes I know it's not as bad as it once was, but she still feels so flimsy. Not to mention how much SAP and HE hurts. The maneuverability is downright tragic, forget dodging torps; if you do; it's purely down to luck. Yes I do have the C hull. She can go fast but can't turn or get moving/slow down within a postal code, and struggles to be able to didge anything or get out of sticky situations The guns are supposed to be great, but almost every time I pull the trigger they either all miss, or just shatter and bounce. No, I'm not sitting at 17km+, yes I'm running the dispersion mod, yes I'm trying to shoot what's broadside if I can. Still doesn't pay off. I've had so many 70-80k games that easily could have been 100k+ if the guns weren't so horribly unreliable...she feels like Littorio, without the stealth or great shell velocity. I've watched several videos to try to figure Iowa out, I'll usually try to go to a flank and stay at mid range. Focus cruisers and broadside BB's. But there's nothing like lining up the perfect shot so many times just to have the guns utterly fail in every way. The shells are so slow to get downrange that they're easy af to dodge. I was slow to warm to NC, but I did end up liking her after a while. Iowa I just can't come to terms with. No matter what I try to do differently, I can't can't make this thing work for me.... Edited February 21 by _8V92_Detroit_ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
390 arch4random Members 890 posts Report post #2 Posted February 21 im having the same problem with the georgia....started playing ranks and it was living up to its description 3 days later its a POS... i think the only good day was the first day i played it....shells seem really soft now ..got citadeled head on and detonated head on.... wonder where the great accuracy went ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4,374 [PVE] Sovereigndawg Members 10,932 posts 18,944 battles Report post #3 Posted February 21 (edited) Keep on trucking. Edited February 21 by Sovereigndawg 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16 [META_] KilluaWalker Members 52 posts 1,668 battles Report post #4 Posted February 21 Hmm this is not the impression I get, I like and I think most content creators like her to. I don't want to go point by point explaining counter arguments (unless you want to) but maybe she just isn't your kind of ship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
354 [TDR] ditka_Fatdog [TDR] Members 1,116 posts 11,893 battles Report post #5 Posted February 21 I like my Iowa. I assume you must not have the hulls researched as she is actually quite fast and maneuverable for a bb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
183 [SPTR] _8V92_Detroit_ Members 2,312 posts 2,802 battles Report post #6 Posted February 21 2 hours ago, ditka_Fatdog said: I like my Iowa. I assume you must not have the hulls researched as she is actually quite fast and maneuverable for a bb. I have the C hull, should have mentioned that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
183 [SPTR] _8V92_Detroit_ Members 2,312 posts 2,802 battles Report post #7 Posted February 21 (edited) 5 hours ago, KilluaWalker said: Hmm this is not the impression I get, I like and I think most content creators like her to. I don't want to go point by point explaining counter arguments (unless you want to) but maybe she just isn't your kind of ship. It's what I've heard, oddly though I loved all the US BB's up till her. I know she's different from the rest tho, and that's maybe why Edited February 21 by _8V92_Detroit_ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
350 inktomi19d Members 1,744 posts 8,862 battles Report post #8 Posted March 3 It's fine if you don't get it — Iowa is a good ship, but not necessarily for everyone. Iowa is a bit more of a jack-of-all-trades than the NC. It's not worse than the NC in any meaningful way (a bit less concealment, but still enough to be battleship-sneaky on occasion. It's slightly better-protected, with slightly improved guns and significantly more speed, so you can play it like a NC sometimes. Where it doesn't work like an NC is that at tier 9, it faces tougher enemies more often, and it just can't get away with the same sort of play all the time. You need to adjust the Iowa to the situation. I uses a Close-Quarters build, but I will kite or snipe if that's what the situation requires, or I'll get in and push, or sneak up to 13 km and give CA a surprise citadel.You just can't do the same thing all the time with it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
