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Greetings Captains,
Welcome to this week’s edition 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 12!
Accomplishments
Here’s a list of personal milestones that I hit during the week:
1. Played games with @Maredraco and @Legionnare on Wednesday’s stream discussing the New Player Experience
2. Advanced the German BB line up to Tier 6
3. Introduced myself to the Italian and British lines for a few matches each
Focus Points of the Week
As this was a catch-up week from my time off, I didn’t have a lot of time to spend exploring new things, but here was what I was able to pay attention to this week:
1. Mid-tier play: What does my performance look like in the Tier 5 and 6 range as opposed to 1-4?
2. Exploration of new lines that I had no experience with (namely Italian and British, low tiers).
Community Stream - New Player Experience
This past Wednesday (the day before the patch in the NA server), I was on the official World of Warships Twitch channel with Maredraco and Legionnare. We discussed various aspects of the new player experience in WoWs (this project included ) while playing some low and mid tier games. We had a great time cracking jokes and discussing and showcasing what lower tier play looks like! I will say that I am glad my gameplay wasn’t featured (I was just in Discord with them, my screen wasn’t displayed) as I DEFINITELY still have a lot to learn. However, this kind of thing is something I hope we can continue in the future, because I think it sheds light on what could be considered an underrepresented section of ships and players.
Mid-Tier Play - German BBs Ships: Kaiser, Konig, Bayern
I spent most of my playtime this week continuing on with the German BB line. I started the week out on Tier 4 and got up to Tier 6 in just a few matches. Overall, Tier 6 seems to be the top of my skill level, I would say. I notice if I queue in Tier 7 or above that my effectiveness goes down and I am often not contributing in ways that satisfy my team members. My plan is to continue to hover in these tiers (perhaps moving to other lines as well) until I start feeling comfortable in my play to move up to Tiers 7-8 and then repeat the process. As for things to work on, I am still finding difficulty in finding the best positioning. I am still finding that I am often either too far away to make an impact or too far into the thick of things to survive. I am hoping something clicks soon.
Low-Tier Play - Italian and British Cruisers Ships: Eritrea, Nino Bixio, Black Swan, Weymouth
In between matches where I was waiting for my German BBs to come back to me, I decided to dabble in a few other lines based on a suggestion from @platterman . Now I will admit that I did misremember and thought they said the British line as opposed to what they actually said, which was the French line (sorry about that! I’ll check out the French line soon, lol). I only played a few matches in each line, just enough to get into Tier 2, so I don’t have too much to comment on yet. What I will say is that there is something a bit freeing about playing low tiers. Ship lines don’t really begin to distinguish themselves yet, which I think is both a positive and a negative for the same reason: it puts everyone on a somewhat equal playing field. I can definitely say that I really enjoy cruiser play the most in the lower tiers as well, as I still struggle massively with finding my footing in a cruiser even as low as Tier 5 or 6. I am excited to see how these lines evolve and how I feel about their relations to other lines that I have more experience in.
I think that about covers it this week! I want to remind everyone that the New Player Captain’s Log is also designed to be a place for new players to reply with their experiences or seek advice as well.
See you next week for some more New Player musings. Fair winds and following seas!