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Greetings Captains,
Welcome to the fourth week of the New Player Captain's Log! For those of you who aren't sure what this is or what it might do, feel free to check out the introductory post here.
Without further ado, let’s proceed with Week 4!
Accomplishments
Here’s a list of personal milestones that I hit during the week:
1. Participated in the Operation: Narai and achieved a 5 star completion
2. Unlocked both US and German Cruisers up to Tier VI
3. Began playing more regularly in Tier VII (namely BBs)
Focus Points of the Week
After talking to a number of you in last week’s thread, I made a few changes in focus that I think were beneficial to my learning experience. Here’s a few things I accomplished:
1. Still stayed primarily in the middle tiers
2. Began moving away from Cruisers as a whole (just a little out of my skill range right now)
3. Studied up on Narai/Operations as a whole using resources provided on last week’s post
Cruisers - Randoms (Tiers 5-6)
While I do think that the German line might be a little more suited for me as opposed to US cruisers, I think I need to take an extended break from cruiser play. While there are some matches that I prove effective, I am finding that I am more of a detriment/liability to my team because of my difficulty in playing them. I’ll keep upgrading lines with FXP and credits, and once I am ready to return to cruisers I’ll probably stick to Tier VII and VIII to really get a handle on how to play them effectively/competitively.
Ships I used: Pensacola, Königsberg, Nürnberg
Observations: Overall, my impact level on a given match was pretty low. I’d find that I’d cap out at like 40-50k damage while staying at a really safe distance, or I would get blapped early trying to push when I shouldn’t have. Right now, I think I still need to develop the basics before I take on this more complicated class of bote.
Things I need to be more cognizant of:
1. Detection Dilema - After getting feedback on last week’s post, I made an effort to be more mindful of my detection in cruisers. This was met with mixed success. I found that often I was playing it really safe to stay concealed, which led to me not performing too well.
2. Finding my role - I understand that the general concept of a cruiser is to act as a utility on the field. They can provide some ranged support or some up-close-and-personal support depending on what’s needed. The struggle I am having is identifying where I am most needed.
BBs - Randoms (Tiers 6-7)
Last week, I talked about how my experience with cruisers has given me insight on more strategic map placement as well as ship angling in regards to BBs, as life is much more precious when running with cruisers. I’m glad to report that all of my cruiser play the last few weeks has translated to a lot more (comparative) success when it comes to my BB play! I am surviving much more often, finding strategic map placement easier, and doing a bit more damage than normal too!
Ships I used: Yukon, New Mexico, Colorado
Observations: As mentioned, I found some marginal success this week! I found that I was surviving more often, and dealing more damage. This hasn’t directly translated to more wins (still fluctuating around that 50% mark), but even in matches that I lose or get sunk, I can pinpoint where/how I contributed.
Things I need to be more cognizant of:
1. Overextending on the Perimeter - A common tactic for BBs is to stay more to the outside so you don’t get blasted by everything under the sun in the middle without a fast way to escape. The problem there is that a lot of BBs have the same idea, so often I will run into a couple of BBs while trying to maintain my distance, which gets me targeted. Detection still matters, even when you have armor.
Operations - Narai
This week, I got my first taste of Narai, and I was very happy with how I performed!
I did go in with a slightly different plan of attack. Last week, several people provided some resources for me to study in regard to Ops and how to use different classes effectively. I watched some of these in preparation, and then decided to take on the Op with that foundational knowledge. The result? GREAT (at least for me) SUCCESS!
Ship used: Yukon Results: 138k Damage, 5 kills, 5-Star completion Observations: I don’t have a really great feel on how people perceive the Yukon in general, but I can say that I am definitely a fan! I took advantage of her better than average concealment as well as her sponginess to stay alive and lay down fire as much as I can. Since it seemed to work, I can’t complain too much!
Things I need to be more cognizant of:
1. Positioning - So I actually think my positioning during Narai was fantastic, but I think that was due to luck more than anything. Yukon in particular seems to be a little difficult to use at range, so I need to continue to be mindful (or continue to get lucky) of getting in close enough to be effective but not so close that I can be wiped out before going dark again.
I think that about covers it this week! See you next week for some more New Player musings. Fair winds and following seas!