Mikasa

[Ballermaris]

While I was hoping to get the Mikasa... (missed by 25 ships because of tech issues in the game and computer), want to ask if WG plans on bringing back the challenge or will put it into the premium store? I like "collecting" ships, goo, bad, ugly or what ever and playing them.

 

Anybody have any idea?

 

Ballermaris

[kerensky914]

While I was hoping to get the Mikasa... (missed by 25 ships because of tech issues in the game and computer), want to ask if WG plans on bringing back the challenge or will put it into the premium store? I like "collecting" ships, goo, bad, ugly or what ever and playing them.

 

I doubt they will put her in the store.  I think they are reluctant to charge money for a ship that is so "bad" statistically.  And they are right, given the crap they take on other threads for how bad she is, and this from people who got it for "free".  But hey, I've been wrong before.   As far as bringing back the challenge, I would bet that there will be other opportunities to get Mikasa.  Might not be the same challenge.

[amade]

Next time it goes on sale on ASIA (for the umpteenth time), you can buy it. Of course, you won't be able to play it on NA but it shouldn't be a problem if all you want to do is collect it right? ;-)

[Dutch_81]

It's available in the EU premium store right now, as well as the Arizona, Indy and the Saipan.  There are always great specials running there, it is obvious they actually have someone dedicated to running it and promoting with News articles etc constantly, versus here where there is little to no change from week to week. If I was in charge of that part I would make it where you wanted to check everyday for what was going on in there, and have far more available all the time ... all this exclusivity [edited]is simply frustrating to all.

[Nuk_]

The challenge will probably not come back. As for buying it, you'll probably just have to get it on another server.

[zFireWyvern]

It's available in the EU premium store right now, as well as the Arizona, Indy and the Saipan.  There are always great specials running there

None of those are specials, they're available permanently iirc.

[Dutch_81]

None of those are specials, they're available permanently iirc.

 

Exactly! But look at how many specials they have currently, that shop is lit up with red specials all the time, and way more content available regularly as you pointed out. Now the good thing is that the lack of action means that my wallet bleeds less.

[Ballermaris]

 

I collect them and play them on the US server. While statistically it is bad from the mathematics stand point, it is still playable to a certain degree. 

 

I do want to eventually get it, just to play it. Ships may not function as designed or even work correctly but they are still fun  to use.

 

I'll guess I'll have to wait for WG to put it back into cycle.

 

The only ships I currently don't play too much of are the Carriers. Just not a fan of them.

 

If they bring back the challenge, don't make it so damn long with so MANY ship sinking's required. I was stuck with a college test and had to focus on that to have a passing grade. By the time I was done the event had passed and so yeah I am kinda ticked off.

 

Ballermaris

[Nachoo31]

That ship is so bad.. you need to YOLO to kill stuff.

 

At range everything falls short.  

[TTK_Aegis]

It's a pretty good tank if you're being supported by a team that uses the time the enemy is spending on shooting you to focus them down. Alone, it's just a big HP pool to farm from outside secondary range. 

 

Otherwise, just play her in Co-op. Drive right into the middle of the enemy and just revel in the secondary madness. 

[Stauffenberg44]

 

I collect them and play them on the US server. While statistically it is bad from the mathematics stand point, it is still playable to a certain degree. 

 

I do want to eventually get it, just to play it. Ships may not function as designed or even work correctly but they are still fun  to use.

 

I'll guess I'll have to wait for WG to put it back into cycle.

 

The only ships I currently don't play too much of are the Carriers. Just not a fan of them.

 

If they bring back the challenge, don't make it so damn long with so MANY ship sinking's required. I was stuck with a college test and had to focus on that to have a passing grade. By the time I was done the event had passed and so yeah I am kinda ticked off.

 

Ballermaris

 

As a collector myself I feel for you, and yes the kill-fest grind was rather brutal. I didn't like the insidious effect it had on my playstyle as killing became more important than winning in many situations. But the MIkasa was worth it and it reignited my interest in Extreme Low-Tier Battle. I set it up for secondary fire with a 10-pt captain and currently have 60+ Close Quarters Expert flags, all earned in the 10 days since I got her.

 

Good luck on finally getting it.

[Estimated_Prophet]

That ship is so bad.. you need to YOLO to kill stuff.

 

At range everything falls short.  

 

Actually done pretty well, (relatively,) in Mikasa. You kind of have to learn how to use the main battery effectively, since only an idiot who's lived under a rock, or DD players trying to count coup against a BB are stupid enough to get within range of the ships secondaries.

 

Generally I've come to the conclusion that the only real fun to be had with the secondaries is in Co-op.

[Ballermaris]

 

I saw those secondary's in action after managing to plant a Mikasa with three torpedo hits. I very very rarely play CO-OP, but if I do it is to get an feel for the ship I am fighting.

 

Regardless if it is bad or not, I would still want it as I would love to driver her around in the lower Tiers. I have two Tier Ones, but the rest of my 103 ships are all the way up with several lines at Tier 10, (love the long range sniping with the Montana .)

IJN dd line at Tier 10, US DD line at Tier 10, US BB line at Tier 10, US CA line almost to Tier 10 should have Des Moines this week hopefully.)

But I am just going to press forward and hopefully get Mikasa another day.

 

This might be a cautionary tale to WG, to encourage lower Tier playing by restricting the ships that can be used to get such type of ship.

 

 

[DerKrampus]

She is derpy as hell, but incredibly fun to play.  I've not yet mounted a secondary-spec captain to her, but I fully intend to do so.

 

Would be nice if the secondaries got a small range buff, though. 

[Ballermaris]

I noted during the engagement with the Mikasa that I torpedoed that her secondary's did not engage me until I was well under 2000 meters. I think that might be looked at to see if the can adjust those out a bit. I pondered why it was so HARD to go through the Mikasa and not getting it.

 

I have all the ARP ships and I feel that their missions to obtain those ships were far easier. Still don't quite understand their reasoning behind the missions for just a Tier II. Now I might understand if it was a higher tier ship, but the objective was to have players get the ship and use it in the lower Tier battles, since those are sometimes hard to get filled.

 

Oh well back to striking for the Des Moines... Got her pier spot already to go.