Blind fire = team damage

[Lionheart1917]

A couple of days ago me and a friend were playing World of Warships (lower tier, level 2, 3, 4 level kind of battles) on a map (Solomon Islands) with two large islands in the center of the map, dividing the map in two except for the edge and the center (where there is a capture point, B). I was playing a cruiser (Tenryu Japanese tier 3 ship) and was going for the capture point in the middle.

 

Unfortunately, one of the destroyer captains on our team (we were playing Co-op battles against the AI) was either too greedy for kills or didn't notice (I'm not putting up his name here, so don't get any thoughts about a witch hunt) that I and a number of other players were there and blindly fired torpedoes into the central area, hitting me (in the stern), my friend, and possibly a third ship (I didn't personally see it, but my friend did, hence the 'possible'), as well as bumping into an allied ship beforehand when the match was starting (only took four HP damage for colliding with another ship).

 

Nobody died directly from this, but I noticed he fired two or three barrages of torpedoes down this central area, apparently not noticing the friendly fire he had inflicted or the other friendly players he was putting at risk. Partly as a result of the damage I took from the allied torpedoes, I died facing an AI-controlled Myogi-class battleship (not without blasting him with torpedoes and guns and ripping half his health away; the AI in Co-op battles is not renowned for being smart) with a considerable amount of my health having been taken out from the friendly torpedo hit, a death that might have been negated if the destroyer player had been more careful. At least me and my friend and a possible third ship suffered damage from the torpedoes and a fourth was blamed by the team-damage system for inflicting damage on the destroyer (the system seems to blame the biggest ship when there is a collision, in my experience, though I could be wrong).

 

I'm not holding it against the destroyer; it was a game and I found the circumstances funny, as did my friend, nor do I consider the damage to have been a deliberate, malicious action. However, I know that a lot of people would not deal with the situation in the same way. If you ever play this game (or any that has friendly fire damage turned on), please be careful where you fire. It hurts the team's overall chances of winning and reduces the firepower available, not to mention its unsporting conduct and isn't taking into account the real people playing the game.

[CapnCappy]

In co-op, learn to watch your own back.

 

 

I don't get in front of DDs and don't really feel good with a CL that has torps being behind me.

[Irishwind]

And it happens in random battles at higher tiers.  Some people get long range torps, and like to fire them at the enemy, ignoring the friendlies that are between him and the enemy.  I've noted that in an evening there is a pink ship every 2-3 battles, as opposed the the rare smurf in WoT.  It gets better when the torp shooter has a melt down because you failed to watch your back when the only enemies are in front of you.

 

[ZombieFlanders]

its common in coop and low tiers PvP, happens higher up too. generally its newer players who dont have a feel for things yet and are unintentionally careless. its easy to feel a bit overwhelmed when youre really new. 

 

others just dont care, but the TK system has been overhauled and seems to have pretty much ended this and/or has made careless players pay better attention. 

[BrushWolf]

You ran into someone that thinks it is the other persons job to dodge his ordnance when he sends it down range and is a candidate for eventually coming to the forums whining about turning pink because someone didn't dodge his torps.

[yUPPatriots]

Worked in WoT also. 1 T49 blind shot  = 2 arty kills.

 

Can confirm

 

 

 

 

 

[Lionheart1917]

You ran into someone that thinks it is the other persons job to dodge his ordnance when he sends it down range and is a candidate for eventually coming to the forums whining about turning pink because someone didn't dodge his torps.

I didn't run into him; the destroyer captain crashed into another player at the start of the match, though the alert on the chat blamed the person who was hit for the collision.

 

Edit; oh, NVM, that wasn't what you meant. Sorry.

[Nachoo31]

And it happens in random battles at higher tiers.  Some people get long range torps, and like to fire them at the enemy, ignoring the friendlies that are between him and the enemy.  I've noted that in an evening there is a pink ship every 2-3 battles, as opposed the the rare smurf in WoT.  It gets better when the torp shooter has a melt down because you failed to watch your back when the only enemies are in front of you.

 

WAIT A MINUTE!!!   As DD captain. This is so not fair.  WE fire our torps at long ranges at ships its not our responsibility to know if you going turn straight, right or left coming around a island.  You have  responsibility to look for everything around you as well. Take responsibility and stop blaming the stinking DDs.  The WASD hacks you do to dodge torps work for friendlies as well. Top it off at max range they are pretty wide spread.  I don't have trouble torping friendlies.  I have killed/hit maybe 7 people in my 3500 games.

[Lionheart1917]

 

WAIT A MINUTE!!!   As DD captain. This is so not fair.  WE fire our torps at long ranges at ships its not our responsibility to know if you going turn straight, right or left coming around a island.  You have  responsibility to look for everything around you as well. Take responsibility and stop blaming the stinking DDs.  The WASD hacks you do to dodge torps work for friendlies as well. Top it off at max range they are pretty wide spread.  I don't have trouble torping friendlies.  I have killed/hit maybe 7 people in my 3500 games.

I'm not blaming everyone. I was just noting the actions of this particular destroyer captain, who damaged several ships due to being careless with his torpedoes. And he repeated the action at least once, firing more torpedoes down the center, in spite of allied ships being the area he was shooting into.

[kerensky914]

Unfortunately, OP, there will always be players in this game who are either too careless or lazy to bother with looking out for friendlies, are under the misconception that friendlies won't get hurt by their torps, or actually enjoy torping their teammates and/or intentionally get in front of DD/CLs to block their torps or get you to torp *them* and thereby get you 'pinked'.  Bottom line is, while responsible captains should not be firing torps whenever a friendly might possibly be in the firing line, ultimately you have to watch out for friendly torps and try to not get yourself in a position where it becomes an issue.

 

Unlike some (and by that I mean in other threads on this topic, not necessarily any in *this thread*), I am not saying this is your fault.  But I don't walk into a crosswalk, get hit by a car and then blame the driver for not stopping.  Because, while it certainly would be the driver's fault, *I'd* be the one in the hospital.  It pays to be cautious.

[TTK_Aegis]

My one and only team kill was the result of completely underestimating how fast a friendly DD could turn 180 degrees and haul tail into what had been previously safe water to take a close range torp run on the same cruiser I had made a long range shot at. I apologized but he was pretty POed and ranted for a while before leaving the match. Of all the things I could have accidentally hit with a torp, it was the smallest, most agile class of ship. Figures. Can hardly torp a DD when I /try/ but by accident? Miracle shot. 

[Dgwphotos]

That area on that particular map is known for blind torpedo attacks.