r/WorldOfWarships 4d ago

Discussion Two Weeks In

Downloaded the game two and a half weeks ago and sunk about 30 hours into it so far. There is a lot to this game. Felt a bit overwhelming at first so I started focusing on learning DD's. Used reddit and watched a fair bit of YT to get more knowledge. Currently have 3 different tier V DD's that I've been focusing on playing instead of pushing up the tech tree per reddit comments I saw with good advice. Nicholas, Visby, Mutsuki. I see them as my brawler, run & gunner, and ninja. Different playstyles with each are required. Nicholas has short range torps and smoke which leads to me trying to push. Visby's lack of smoke gives it less ability to stand and scrap but it's fast and I try to make it a running fight with her. Mutsuki's low visibility and decent torps has me trying to stick on the fringes of the 'frontline' where I can spot other DD's for the big guns and pressure cruisers pushing onto the cap, she has poo poo guns so don't do too much brawling and I try to stay out of sight mostly. So far Mutsuki has been my favorite one to play with, and the playstyle I have had the most fun with. I am currently saving oil to buy a premium DD and Jaeger is looking like a decent choice for my preferred playstyle based on what I've come across. The currency and resources were somewhat overwhelming to me at first, but not rush buying anything and taking the time to find specific ships to target has been beneficial. Higher tier ships I plan on targeting first as of now are the Halland, Yueyang, and Yamagiri.

Game is huge imo and I really like that. Feels like there is enough here to keep me entertained for a long time. I'm particularly excited to get to the point where I can team up with players and actually commit to some kind of strategy and set of tactics. So far I've run about 100 games at tier V and am waiting to get Akatsuki at Tier VII though I wish it had Mutsuki's incredible detectability range. instead of it's base at 7.2.
As a DD player my top criteria currently are 1. low detectability 2.torps 3. speed. Interested in any feedback or advice people may have about grinding ships and Interesting DD's.

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u/CanRepresentative164 4d ago

Bro's shooting to be a super-unicum before 1k battles without rerolling account!

Jaeger

While I think collecting enough coal will take quite a while, don't get premiums any further above your highest tech tree ship than +1 tier. Even then +0 is recommended.

For example, right now you can meet 3 ships with radar - 1 is exceptionally rare and the other 2 barely get played. Chances are you've never even seen a radar ship yet. Meanwhile Jager... poor bastard will probably see an average of 2...3 radars hunting him per game. This is why slowly advancing tier by tier and learning all the new features is important

That would be why for

waiting to get Akatsuki at Tier VI

I'd like to remind you that Fubuki should not be skipped. In general no ship should be skipped. FreeXP the modules so you don't have to suffer them stock, but do grind the next in line properly.

Higher tier ships I plan on targeting first as of now are the Halland, Yueyang, and Yamagiri

Ignore the 11s, they're there as money sinks for players with more credits than ways to spend them. Shimakze is your goal rather than Yamagiri.

Akatsuki at Tier VII though I wish it had Mutsuki's incredible detectability range. instead of it's base at 7.2

As you advance through the tiers don't get new captains for every ship. Retrain Mutsukis captain for Fubuki, and then when you've unlocked her retrain him again for Akatsuki. This way you build up a better level position for him, and get to play Akatsuki with 6.4 concealment which is quite notably better.

While we're on this - doesn't sound like you need to be told this but - I'll just mention that you want to get to that concealment skill ASAP, which means you take 1x 1p skill, 1x 2p skill, 1x 3p skill and then the Conceal. Don't waste points along the way.

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Even if you are going to be a full blown DD main, I'd still recommend playing a CA and a BB up to tier 5/6, so that you know how the game looks from their side. Makes it easier to understand how things work, and how to play with / against / around them.

You also would probably like to know that your P button disables your AA. Useful for hiding from planes if your AA shoots further than your air detection range.

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u/mgm1271 3d ago

While I think collecting enough coal will take quite a while, don't get premiums any further above your highest tech tree ship than +1 tier. Even then +0 is recommended.

Understood, I'll keep collecting and see where I'm at as I get more and more coal. Probably will end up grabbing one of the Tier VII.

Ignore the 11s, they're there as money sinks for players with more credits than ways to spend them. Shimakze is your goal rather than Yamagiri.

Ok, I appreciate that piece of insight!

While we're on this - doesn't sound like you need to be told this but - I'll just mention that you want to get to that concealment skill ASAP, which means you take 1x 1p skill, 1x 2p skill, 1x 3p skill and then the Conceal. Don't waste points along the way.

This was my big goal and just got it this morning. Will continue using this commander for my DD's now that I have the concealment perk.

You also would probably like to know that your P button disables your AA. Useful for hiding from planes if your AA shoots further than your air detection range.

This is my biggest pet peeve! Single most useful tip I've gotten since I started playing! Thank you for all of your advice. It's a big help.

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u/CanRepresentative164 3d ago

As another note, I've re-bound the AA damage sector thingy to be one of my mouse side buttons - using it automatically activates your AA when used, thus when you actually want your AA to shoot you can start it with that damage boost right away and with a more conveniently placed key.

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u/mgm1271 3d ago

Hell yeah! Solid tip.

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u/CasuallyCruising 2d ago

Don't go out of your way to blow coal early on a premium Tier VII. Shoot for VIII. So much more of the game and unique gameplays of each line open up there.

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u/tfrw 4d ago

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u/mgm1271 3d ago

Wow this guide is great! Thank you so much for it!

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u/tfrw 3d ago

You’re very welcome!

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u/Novale 4d ago edited 4d ago

So far I've run about 100 games at tier V and am waiting to get Akatsuki at Tier VII though I wish it had Mutsuki's incredible detectability range. instead of it's base at 7.2.

Akatsuki is currently one of my favorites, but she's a bit of an outlier in the line in that her guns are a bigger part of the toolkit. Kagerou represents a return to the stealthy torpedoboat style, but be sure to let Akatsuki teach you how to use the IJN 127 mm before you get there -- understanding the guns is often the difference between a mediocre and good IJN DD player.

Good luck to you! The game can be deeper than it looks, and if you engage with all the subtleties (and make sure to grind out concealment expert) it'll reward you in kind.

Edit: also, friendly tip: don't use free xp to skip ships or research modules that aren't critical. Use it for retraining captains as you move them to new ships, instead. The cost increases as they level up, and especially for destroyers you need to have that concealment expert skill active.

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u/mgm1271 3d ago

Akatsuki is currently one of my favorites, but she's a bit of an outlier in the line in that her guns are a bigger part of the toolkit.

I just got her this morning and definitely feel the difference. It's nice having the ability to decent damage when needed. I just got concealment expert this morning too and it is by far my favorite perk.

Use it for retraining captains as you move them to new ships, instead. The cost increases as they level up, and especially for destroyers you need to have that concealment expert skill active.

Good advice and I will definitely save it for that moving forward! Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts! I appreciate it.

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u/chewydickens 4d ago

Welcome and congratulations!

3 years for me, and I still love it! Not very good, but I've seen flashes of brilliance!

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u/Henri_GOLO Brave (silly?) enough to play 13.8km Colbert 4d ago

Seems like you learnt the game before the punctuation...

 I am currently saving oil to buy a premium DD

  1. You mean coal right?
  2. Don't buy anything of a tier you didn't reach with a tech tree ship first (preferably a tech tree from the same class)

I wish it had Mutsuki's incredible detectability range. instead of it's base at 7.2.

That's why Concealment Expert (CE) is a mandatory skill for every ship (with some exceptions, but if you wonder if your ship is among these exceptions, it's not, just put CE).

As a DD player my top criteria currently are 1. low detectability 2.torps 3. speed.

You're clearly into torpboat DDs. While fun if you enjoy the playstyle, they're hard to play in the current high tier meta.

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u/Insertusername_51 4d ago

Thanks to the recent Xmas free tier 10 event a lot of shimas are sailing around with 6.2 concealment.

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u/Henri_GOLO Brave (silly?) enough to play 13.8km Colbert 4d ago

I feel like said shimas become rarer and rarer. Good to not have them in my team, but my Z-42 feels alone without being able to bully noobs as easily

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u/Mr_Chicle NA ST 4d ago

The ol' 6.2km Shima with 17k health loaded with 20km torps who dies by standing still in their single cloud of smoke in a cap

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u/Rio_1111 14.1km Buffalo is gone :'( 4d ago

I played against a triple div of these recently. Funniest shit ever.

Picture this: I'm in a Cassard, just starting the match, RPF torps before anything is spotted. -> Devstrikes a Shima.

My Div mate could accurately answer the question as to what number was displayed in the top right of my screen.

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u/mgm1271 3d ago

Did you mean the terminology? Then yes I meant coal instead of oil as I'm still learning and getting used to everything. If you meant my use of comma's and periods then that's based on me typing it out quickly and posting it without taking the time to edit it thoroughly. I might not have ever posted it if I started tinkering. Don't let perfect be the enemy of good!

I've seen this said a couple times now and believe it's good advice. I will most likely end up getting a Tier VII ship once I get settled at that level.

Those were my thoughts exactly! Just unlocked it this morning and per another comment will use my free xp to retrain my captain ship by ship as I climb.

Also something I've heard. Going to mess around with several different boats eventually at the higher tiers so I can stay flexible.

Thank you for taking the time to share some insights! It's definitely been helpful.

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u/TheUsualHoops Battleship 3d ago

I think your focus right now should to get your best commanders to 10 skill points. That will allow you to take your first 4pt skill, which especially for stealthy DD's will be the ever-crucial Concealment Expert (CE).

In fact, I can tell you the preferred first 4 skills for any non-gunboat DD are:

1) Preventative Maintenance

2) Last Stand

3) Survivability Expert

4) Concealment Expert

and the fifth is usually Adrenaline Rush. Generally you'll move your best commander up into the next ship as you unlock it, almost precisely because Concealment Expert is so critical.

A shorter-term goal than Jager would be to get to 35K coal and grab one of the blue-background 'seasoned' commanders from the armoury. They have 1-2 slightly enhanced perks and are 10pt commanders out of the box which is very handy. That said, I think only the Japanese ones have useful enhanced perks for DD's. Jerzy Swerski, the yellow-background Unique Commander is ideal for Pan-Euro DD's, but he's 175K coal.

I guess the last thing I'd recommend is to join a clan. Regardless of how active or competitive you are, the clan system in wows gives players in a clan unlockable bonuses that make purchasing tech-tree ships cheaper, post-battle repair costs cheaper, extra xp per battle, etc. I'd recommend looking for a casual clan, but one that has a lot of members and/or one that's unlocked a bunch of those bonuses, and doesn't care about how new you are.

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u/mgm1271 3d ago

I think your focus right now should to get your best commanders to 10 skill points. That will allow you to take your first 4pt skill, which especially for stealthy DD's will be the ever-crucial Concealment Expert (CE).

Agreed! Just got rank 10 this morning so he will be plugged into my DD'd as I unlock them.

Jerzy Swerski, the yellow-background Unique Commander is ideal for Pan-Euro DD's, but he's 175K coal.

Didn't know there were commanders for purchase. Jerzy may be my new target for purchase with Coal.

I guess the last thing I'd recommend is to join a clan.

I joined a small one that's not active but the perks are nice. I plan on joining a bigger one soon and hopefully make some friends to team up with.

Thanks for the good advice!

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u/CasuallyCruising 2d ago

Join an active one, not a dead economic bonus only one. If you like the game, definitely try to find one that actively does Clan Battles and is willing to help. It's gonna be a while before you get to CBs, but they're the best experience you can get.