Detonations

[Turbotush]

Detonations are getting way out of hand!  I have been detonated 3 matches in a row, and have collected over 150 detonation flags in the last 3 days, that just seams excessive.  Yes I know, you should have detonation flags on, but I like to save them for ranked and getting detonated this many times is taking the fun out of the game.  I just don't understand why WG thought it needed fixing.  I mean was there not enough random explosions of full heath ships in the game?  Ok, to be realistic we all know that nothing will be done and this post is meaningless unless a lot of players complain.  So what is your opinion?  Have there been to many detonations?  Or is this the new normal?

[PotatoMD]

There's been a very large post already made here.

 

Also, no, I haven't been detonated once in a while. I also haven't seen anyone detonated either. I recommend the module that lowers detonations by 70%, its more useful that the other ones in my opinion.

[Melancholic_Ghost]

There's been a very large post already made here.

 

Also, no, I haven't been detonated once in a while. I also haven't seen anyone detonated either. I recommend the module that lowers detonations by 70%, its more useful that the other ones in my opinion.

 

How is a Module that reduces Detonation Chance more useful than one that reduces chance that your Main Battery will get knocked out? They actually GIVE you flags for that! No point in the Module really.... 

[PotatoMD]

 

How is a Module that reduces Detonation Chance more useful than one that reduces chance that your Main Battery will get knocked out? They actually GIVE you flags for that! No point in the Module really.... 

 

Just my personal opinion, I play a lot of BBs so I don't get my turrets knocked out that often, and I don't always remember to re-equip flags.

[Amogussy]

I've only been detonated a mere 16 times out of all of my 1,336 matches, that is in no way, shape, or form "...getting way out of hand!"

[LittleWhiteMouse]

Detonations are getting way out of hand!  I have been detonated 3 matches in a row, and have collected over 150 detonation flags in the last 3 days, that just seams excessive.  Yes I know, you should have detonation flags on, but I like to save them for ranked and getting detonated this many times is taking the fun out of the game.  I just don't understand why WG thought it needed fixing.  I mean was there not enough random explosions of full heath ships in the game?  Ok, to be realistic we all know that nothing will be done and this post is meaningless unless a lot of players complain.  So what is your opinion?  Have there been to many detonations?  Or is this the new normal?

 

Got the replays?  I'd love to see that.

[BlazerSparta]

 

So, my team collapses. Between that, and not paying full attention to the game, I get jumped by an enemy Minekaze (/clone).

 

Should be an easy kill for the DD. My team and I screwed up big time, I got stuck in a bad position with my head on the block and suddenly......detonation. Of the destroyer, of course.

 

What kind of bullcrap mechanic is this?

 

CV who's managed to completely screw up everything kills the ambushing DD because.....RNG?

 

This should never even be possible.

[RipNuN2]

I havent seen very many tbh.

[Camo68]

I have noticed an increase particularly as a main DD player.

Haven't kept stats but will do so now I've noticed a trend. Anecdotally I use my detonation flags too so realise I have run out when I get detonated again.

[Turbotush]

I've only been detonated a mere 16 times out of all of my 1,336 matches, that is in no way, shape, or form "...getting way out of hand!"

 

Then you are a lucky one because there are a lot of Captains that are not having a good experience in the game with detonation after detonation that happen in a random pattern that makes little sense.  I got detonated by a torp bow shot, a torp that hit me right in the stem in my ARP Kongo while at 80% HP.......a.....bow.....shot....BOOM!

[Sir_Apocolypse]

With 150 detonation flags, and that many detonations, you might want to use some of them OP.  Just saying.

[Turbotush]

 

Got the replays?  I'd love to see that.

 

One of my friends I was with has one of them, ill get in touch and see if he can send it to you (My computer is to ancient to do replays....ok, I'm not smart enough to set that up yet), I get hit by a torp right on the bow stem in my ARP Kongo with 80% HP and BOOM, dead.  The next one was in a Sims and was the start of the match.  Now this might be laget, but it was out of the norm, I was hit by a CA (cant recall which one) at full HP and BOOM.  The last was in the Omaha, I meet a Phoenix.  I cited him twice and took 1/2 his HP.  He shot back while I was bow on and.....BOOM!  Maybe its just me and I shouldn't be worried, but there seems to be a lot of other players having the same troubles.

[Turbotush]

With 150 detonation flags, and that many detonations, you might want to use some of them OP.  Just saying.

 

Ok, your right, but before this last patch the detonation rate was at least tolerable.  Now its out of hand.  I save my flags for Ranked.

[MrDeaf]

With 150 detonation flags, and that many detonations, you might want to use some of them OP.  Just saying.

 

I blew through all of my flags in like... 2 weeks of playing, and at that point in time, I had some 350 flags.

[Reymu]

Now you will experience the full power of the Detonation!

 

It stills looks very random to me. I saw 5 Detonations total during last week including weekend (individual matches). I got Detonated by Kongo secondaries in Clemson, Detonated a Mahan that beached, and noticed 3 players get Detonated in chat.

 

Personally it's fine. Pure RNG mechanic that doesn't pop in when you want it, comes up when you don't. But odd thing is these threads grumbling about increased Detonation rate are very few. I'm wondering about the rest of the community's experience, including if they seem more frequent nowadays.

 

While on it...why are CVs immune to Detonation?

[PotatoMD]

While on it...why are CVs immune to Detonation?

 

Are they? Maybe because they have no turrets? Would torpedoes, bombs, and airplane fuel count as "ammo"

[Noshiro_]

 

Ok, your right, but before this last patch the detonation rate was at least tolerable.  Now its out of hand.  I save my flags for Ranked.

 

Last patch didn't do anything to the detonation rate

[Alpha_486]

Love it or hate it, im sure we can all accept that detonations are here to stay. All we need to see from Wargaming is some polishing and tweaking of them. As its already been suggested, ships that get detonated should quite literally burst out into a massive ball of fire and smoke.

I personally dont mind them how they are, after all my detonations in past games, i've accumulated a colossal amount of anti detonation flags to deal with it.

Even then, the amount of detonations i see dealt to others are actually very few and far between.

[Aduial]

 

While on it...why are CVs immune to Detonation?

They are??

[Aduial]

 

Then you are a lucky one because there are a lot of Captains that are not having a good experience in the game with detonation after detonation that happen in a random pattern that makes little sense.  I got detonated by a torp bow shot, a torp that hit me right in the stem in my ARP Kongo while at 80% HP.......a.....bow.....shot....BOOM!

 

I think the Kongos have a magazine at the rudder or something. Because i got detonated by a torpedo to the rudder in my ARP Kongo as well. 

[Skye_Hino]

[FratStar4Life]

Detonations are getting way out of hand!  I have been detonated 3 matches in a row, and have collected over 150 detonation flags in the last 3 days, that just seams excessive.  Yes I know, you should have detonation flags on, but I like to save them for ranked and getting detonated this many times is taking the fun out of the game.  I just don't understand why WG thought it needed fixing.  I mean was there not enough random explosions of full heath ships in the game?  Ok, to be realistic we all know that nothing will be done and this post is meaningless unless a lot of players complain.  So what is your opinion?  Have there been to many detonations?  Or is this the new normal?

 

Im still confused on how you managed to get 150 det flags in 3 days when you can get a max of 10 a day... Something seems off here 

[Turbotush]

I guess the point is that about a week or two ago (at least that is where I noticed a change) the det rate was changed.  I don't remember anyone complaining to much about the det rate, I know there was a few that did not like the Detonations in the game at all, but at the time it seemed they were infrequent.  Now there are more of them and they feel sort of pointless and hurt the game play.  There are several posts that have brought this up, I'm not the only one.

 

I just see that getting detonated in the beginning of a match with 80% HP from a bow hit in a BB and then getting detonated in the next 2 games as being a little much and is causing me to not want to play.  I hate the randomness of it, and the lack of skill that is associated with it.  If I am to be detonated more often, then at least make it so I get hit in a spot that at least has the likelihood of blowing up. 

 

So thanks for all the flags WG (they will all get used in Ranked), but please, change the Detonation rate back to were it was, say a month ago, and Ill forgive you.

[Turbotush]

 

Im still confused on how you managed to get 150 det flags in 3 days when you can get a max of 10 a day... Something seems off here 

 

2 weeks ago I had 3 det flags left over from ranked, I now have 161.  Sorry, didn't mean to imply I did it all in 3 days (I type faster then I think).  I just have noticed that now I get detonated more frequently and by random hits.  You play a lot, have you seen a change?

[Alpha_486]

I guess the point is that about a week or two ago (at least that is where I noticed a change) the det rate was changed.  I don't remember anyone complaining to much about the det rate, I know there was a few that did not like the Detonations in the game at all, but at the time it seemed they were infrequent.  Now there are more of them and they feel sort of pointless and hurt the game play.  There are several posts that have brought this up, I'm not the only one.

 

I just see that getting detonated in the beginning of a match with 80% HP from a bow hit in a BB and then getting detonated in the next 2 games as being a little much and is causing me to not want to play.  I hate the randomness of it, and the lack of skill that is associated with it.  If I am to be detonated more often, then at least make it so I get hit in a spot that at least has the likelihood of blowing up. 

 

So thanks for all the flags WG (they will all get used in Ranked), but please, change the Detonation rate back to were it was, say a month ago, and Ill forgive you.

While i cant confirm anything (I always run with detonation flags on) Im pretty sure it wasnt changed, surely RNG just hasn't been in your favor this week.